Difference between Amah and Housemaid

What is the difference between Amah and Housemaid?

Amah as a noun is (in india etc) a woman employed to look after children while Housemaid as a noun is a female servant attached to the non-servant quarter part of the house. (as opposed to a scullery maid.)

Amah

Part of speech: noun

Definition: (In India etc) A woman employed to look after children (in China etc) A wet nurse; a maid

Housemaid

Part of speech: noun

Definition: A female servant attached to the non-servant quarter part of the house. (as opposed to a scullery maid.)a housewife.

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To be a housemaid.To wait on someone hand on foot, to watch them.

We hope you now know whether to use Amah or Housemaid in your sentence.

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