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How to Say "nursemaid" in Spanish

The Spanish word fornursemaidis amaB1 level.

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ama

NounB1
Wet nurse or caregiver (archaic, 'ama de cría')
A high quality storybook illustration of a woman standing confidently in the center of a simple, tidy living room, holding a large, ornate key in her hand.

Examples

Mi madre es ama de casa y cuida de nosotros.

My mother is a housewife and takes care of us.

La joven trabajó como ama de llaves en la mansión.

The young woman worked as a housekeeper in the mansion.

Compound Nouns

'Ama' is most frequently seen today as the first part of a fixed phrase describing a specific job related to running a household or overseeing keys/children.

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