amah
An old word for a nanny or domestic helper; the black-and-white amahs of old Singapore.
“My grandma’s family had an amah from Guangdong.”
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Amah in the Singlish dictionary: what it means, where it comes from and how it’s said.
An old word for a nanny or domestic helper; the black-and-white amahs of old Singapore.
“My grandma’s family had an amah from Guangdong.”
Search the dictionary · ← also can · ang moh →
An old word for a nanny or domestic helper; the black-and-white amahs of old Singapore. It’s a noun.
From Portuguese.
“My grandma’s family had an amah from Guangdong.”
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