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Recent Examples of amah
In colonial days, many families had a lifelong helper known as an amah (after the Portuguese word for nurse).
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Time, 23 Jan. 2018
Time, 23 Jan. 2018
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The hearing ended with Walker ordered to pay £12,500 in child maintenance per month plus one-off fees of £5,000 for furniture and £30,000 for a car to be used by a nanny.Oliver Kay, The Athletic, 20 Dec. 2024
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While handling a drop-off at her twins’ school, Olympia learns that one of her family’s favorite nannies, Nadira (Ashley Romans), has been effectively ostracized by her fellow upper-class moms.Noel Murray, Vulture, 12 Dec. 2024
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Under bureau policy, nurses are required to record video of their medical assessments of prisoners in restraints.Christie Thompson, NPR, 18 Dec. 2024
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Jamie Foxx did report that his vital signs improved when his daughter was playing music at the bedside, which baffled the nurses.Mill Etienne, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
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The general practitioner murdered his wife, Isabella, and their nursemaid, Mary, before dismembering them and scattering their body parts in an attempt to thwart the investigation into their murders, according to the BBC.Sean Neumann, People.com, 8 Dec. 2024
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Typically portrayed as a middle-aged nursemaid whose main claim to fame was surviving the mercurial Tudor king, Catherine was an accomplished scholar, religious reformer and advocate for women’s education.Meilan Solly, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 May 2024
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“Amah.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/amah. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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