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Amah
is always a great word to know.
So is ninnyhammer. Does it mean:
| a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal. |
| a fool or simpleton; ninny. |
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| amah (ˈɑːmə, ˈæmə) | |
| —n | |
| Compare ayah (in the East, esp formerly) a nurse or maidservant, esp one of Chinese origin | |
| [C19: from Portuguese ama nurse, wet nurse] | |
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Word Origin & History
amah
"wet-nurse," 1839, Anglo-Indian, from Port. ama "nurse.
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