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amahs

UK/ˈɑː.məz/

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Singapore English/ˈɑː.mɑz/

amahs is the plural of amah.

Meaning of amah

Noun

amah (plural amahs)

  1. (India) A woman employed to look after children; (formerly) a wet nurse.
  2. (Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore) A female domestic helper; a maid.
    • Then one day he disappeared and when Luke called apprehensively at his apartment the old amah told him that ‘Whisky Papa runrun London fastee.’1977, John Le Carré, The Honourable Schoolboy, Folio Society, published 2010, page 20

Questions about amahs

What is amahs the plural of?
Amahs is the plural of amah.
How do you pronounce amahs?
Amahs is pronounced /ˈɑː.məz/ (UK).

Words near amahs in the dictionary

  1. amagogotya
  2. Amagos
  3. amagqirha
  4. amah
  5. Amahai
  6. amahs
  7. Amahuaca
  8. Amai Manabilang
  9. Amaiba
  10. Amaibi
  11. Amaimon

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