ayah
noun
ˈī-ə 
ˈä-yə,
-(ˌ)yä
: a nurse or maid native to India
Word History
Etymology
Hindi & Urdu āyā, from Portuguese aia, from Latin avia grandmother
First Known Use
1779, in the meaning defined above
ayahs
noun
as in amahs
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- amahs
- nurses
- nursemaids
- nannies
- babysitters
- sitters
- nursers
- dry nurses
- bonnes
- mammies
- au pairs
- governesses
- duennas
- mesdemoiselles
- frauleins
- mademoiselles