Ayah (Noun)
Meaning
(in India) a native nursemaid who looks after children.
Classification
Nouns denoting people.
Examples
- The ayah was responsible for feeding, bathing, and putting the children to bed every night.
- She hired an ayah to take care of her infant daughter while she was at work.
- The ayah was a kind and gentle soul who had been taking care of the children for over a decade.
- The family's ayah was a fixture in their household, having been with them for generations.
- As a young girl, she had been raised by her family's ayah, who had taught her everything she knew.