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ayah
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a·yah  (äy, , )
n.
A native maid or nursemaid in India.
[Hindi y, from Portuguese aia, nursemaid, from Latin avia, grandmother; see awo- in Indo-European roots.]
ayah [ˈaɪə]
n
(Business / Professions) (in the East, Africa, and other parts of the former British Empire) a maidservant, nursemaid, or governess, esp one of Indian or Malay origin Compare amah
[from Hindi āyā, from Portuguese aia, from Latin avia grandmother]
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Noun1.ayah - (in India) a native nursemaid who looks after children
Bharat, India, Republic of India - a republic in the Asian subcontinent in southern Asia; second most populous country in the world; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1947
domestic, domestic help, house servant - a servant who is paid to perform menial tasks around the household


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In the traffic between India and Britain, Rozina Visram's work shows that ships could serve as another form of domestic space: one where Indian Ayahs were regarded as indispensable figures to care for the children of British families making the passage home.
Transnational journeys and domestic histories by Webster, Wendy / Journal of Social History
Similarly, according to Josephine, when she and her friends met to play outside, their ayahs would sit together comparing the racial appearance of their charges.
Post-colonial domesticity amid diaspora: home and family in the lives ... by Formes, Malia / Journal of Social History
Therefore, the category of servants included a vast range of employees starting from peons (a footman), chaprashis (office messenger), and ardali (orderlies), who served the civil servants in government offices to the sarkars (financial accountants), durwans (gatekeepers), malis (gardeners), dai-ees (wetnurses), and the ayahs (waiting women) serving in regular households.
Down memory lane: representations of domestic workers in middle class ... by Banerjee, Swapna M. / Journal of Social History
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