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ayah
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(in India) a native maid or nurse.
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ORIGIN OF AYAH
1775–85; <Hindi āyā<Portuguese aia maidservant <Latin avia grandmother, equivalent to av(us) grandfather + -ia feminine suffix
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governess, baby-sitter, au pair, nurserymaid, wet nurse
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Ayah Abu Basheer is a lecturer at the Islamic University in Gaza City.
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The day before the steamer reached Southampton, Mamma asked her if she would not like to see the ayah again.
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That is her Ayah, who comes up from behind at a pace so different from her youthful mistress's.
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All, that is, save Nina's ayah, who opportunely produced a bottle of smelling-salts and passed it to the mem-sahib.
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ayah
/ (ˈaɪə) /
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(in the East, Africa, and other parts of the former British Empire) a maidservant, nursemaid, or governess, esp one of Indian or Malay origin:
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WORD ORIGIN FOR AYAH
C18: from Hindi āyā, from Portuguese aia, from Latin avia grandmother
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[maht-suh; Sephardic Hebrew mah-tsah;
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