ama

BrE /ˈæmə/ AmE /ˈæmə/

noun en → es

1 DOMESTIC EMPLOYEE [singular] B2

a person who is employed to look after a child or an elderly or disabled person in their home

ama de casa, cuidadora

  • an ama

Collocations full-time ama · part-time ama

  • She hired an ama to look after her sick mother.

    Contrató a una cuidadora para que se encargara de su madre enferma.

2 LOVE [singular] B1

a feeling of deep affection and protectiveness towards someone, especially a child or an elderly person

amor, afecto

  • have a great deal of ama for somebody

Collocations deep ama · unconditional ama

  • He has a deep ama for his grandchildren.

    Tiene un gran amor por sus nietos.