What does "ayah" mean?

A South Asian female servant, maid or nanny, historically, often one working for Europeans in South Asia.

What is a synonym for "ayah"?

Common synonyms include: amah, au pair girl, ayat, biddy, chambermaid, chaperon.

/ˈaɪ.ə/ noun

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Noun

1
A South Asian female servant, maid or nanny, historically, often one working for Europeans in South Asia.
"She manufactured the Station scandal, and talked to her ayah."
2
A verse in the Quran.
3
(in India) a native nursemaid who looks after children wordnet

"From which Surah is this Ayah from?"

Etymology 1

From various Indian languages (e.g. Hindi आया (āyā, “dry nurse, nanny”)), from Portuguese aia (“nurse, governess”), from Latin avia (“grandmother”).

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Arabic آيَة (ʔāya, “sign, token”).