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Meanings of amah in English
Usage of amah in English
1
We were alone in the house, except for the amah and Angus.
2
Their voices and the answers of the serving amah filled the kitchen with noise.
3
The amah is yours to hire-orfire if you wish.
4
It was all worth it for moments like this with my family, my sister, my amah.
5
The amah's voice laughed with an equal gaiety.
6
The amah broke into the first broad smile that had appeared on her face in London.
7
The amah shouldered the steaming buckets and splashed across the bare boards of the ancestral hall beyond.
8
An amah brought him rice and tea.
9
The amah suffered from homesickness and her employer thought up little things to keep her interested and happy.
10
An amah called, "The morning rice is ready."
11
At ninety-four, my maternal amah had lived to see five of her children bring thirty-one grandchildren into the world.
12
There are a special group of strong-armed women, called amah sans-a term of Japanese origin meaning "sea girls."
13
She was about to enter when her amah came from the back of the house where the servants quarters were.
14
There was the amah in the car and she took Angus and carried him against her as soft as any mother.
15
The amah had gone home or had been given notice, and the house was full of suitcases half packed, or packed and opened again.
16
But Amah was a greedy woman when it came to her family.
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Translations for amah
Portuguese
Amah through the time