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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]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
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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She never remembered seeing familiarly anything but the dark faces of her Ayah and the other native servants, and as they always obeyed her and gave her her own way in everything, because the Mem Sahib would be angry if she was disturbed by her crying, by the time she was six years old she was as tyrannical and selfish a little pig as ever lived.
The Secret Garden by Burnett, Frances Hodgson View in context
When Tony and his sister arrived they wanted to go straight to the pond, but their ayah said they must take a sharp walk first, and as she said this she glanced at the time-board to see when the Gardens closed that night.
The Little White Bird by Barrie, James Matthew View in context
When Tony and his sister arrived they wanted to go straight to the pond, but their ayah said they must take a sharp walk first, and as she said this she glanced at the time-board to see when the Gardens closed that night.
Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens by Barrie, James Matthew View in context
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