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Amae vs Amah - What's the difference?

amae | amah |

As nouns the difference between amae and amah

is that amae is childlike behaviour aimed at inducing another (such as a parent, spouse, teacher or boss) to take care of one while amah is a woman employed to look after children in india; a wet nurse.

amae

English

Noun

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  • Childlike behaviour aimed at inducing another (such as a parent, spouse, teacher or boss) to take care of one.
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    amah

    English

    (wikipedia amah)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A woman employed to look after children in India; a wet nurse.
  • A maid in China and other parts of Asia.
  • *1977 , , , Folio Society 2010, p. 20:
  • *:Then one day he disappeared and when Luke called apprehensively at his apartment the old amah told him that ‘Whisky Papa runrun London fastee.’

    • Alternative forms

    * ama

    See also

    * amma

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