amah
n. 奶妈, 保姆, 女仆
发音
US
/ˈɑː.mə/
UK
/ˈɑː.mə/
其它
/ˈɑː.mɑ/
词形变化
amahs
复数
amahs
别名
ama
释义与例句
n.
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1.
A woman employed to look after children; (formerly) a wet nurse.
印度 -
2.
A female domestic helper; a maid.
新加坡
词汇关系
同义词 4
上位词 5
下位词 6
词源
From Portuguese ama (“female nurse”), from Medieval Latin amma (“wet nurse, amma”), perhaps an alteration of Latin mamma, of imitative origin, or from Ancient Greek.
来源：wiktionary