アマ

noun

amah; foreign maid or nursemaid in East Asia

Historical term for a domestic helper or nursemaid, typically of Chinese origin, working in East Asia during the colonial era.

from Portuguese ama

• 香港ほんこんでは、かつて多おおくの家か庭ていがアマを雇やとっていた。

  In Hong Kong, many families used to employ amahs.

• 彼かの女じょは幼おさない頃ころ、アマに育そだてられた。

  She was raised by an amah when she was little.