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ayah (ä′yə)

noun

a native nursemaid or lady's maid in India

Etymology: Anglo-Ind < Hindi āya < Port aia, governess

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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