ayah
/ˈaɪə/
noun
- A native maid or nanny in South Asia, especially in colonial contexts, who cares for children or performs household duties.
- She worked as an ayah for a British family living in India during the 1920s.
- In the old photographs, the family's ayah stood beside them in the garden.
- The children were looked after by their ayah while their parents worked.
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