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Ayah
1911 Encyclopedia Britannica
a Spanish word (aya) for children's nurse or maid, introduced by the Portuguese into India and adopted by the English to denote their native nurses.
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Chisholm, Hugh, General Editor. Entry for 'Ayah'. 1911 Encyclopedia Britanica. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/bri/a/ayah.html. 1910.