Thread: Memory Lane (In my own language)

Originally Posted by nidhogg

From my time in Singapore, Amah would be applied to someone who helped a household to raise children.

Originally Posted by nidhogg

but more akin to a concept of "nanny".

Originally Posted by Shutree

Singapore as the word for a maid.

Yea, living in Malaysia and having lived i SG I'd tend to agree with nid. Kak is what a maid is called, amah more of a higher level person