Ayah (disambiguation)
WordNet
noun
(1) An Indian nursemaid who looks after children
WiktionaryText
Etymology
From various Indian languages, after , feminine of .
Noun
- A native female servant or maid, especially working for Europeans in South Asia.
- 1888, Rudyard Kipling, ‘Watches of the Night’, Plain Tales from the Hills, Folio 2005, p. 59:
- She manufactured the Station scandal, and—talked to her ayah.
- 1888, Rudyard Kipling, ‘Watches of the Night’, Plain Tales from the Hills, Folio 2005, p. 59: