amah vs nurse

amah and nurse both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
amah	Yes	No	No	No
nurse	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, nurse is a hypernym of amah; that is, nurse is a word with a broader meaning than amah:

Other hypernyms of amah include nanny, nursemaid.

amah (noun)	nurse (noun)
a female domestic	one skilled in caring for young children or the sick (usually under the supervision of a physician)
a woman hired to suckle a child of someone else	a woman who is the custodian of children

amah (verb)	nurse (verb)
	try to cure by special care of treatment, of an illness or injury
	give suck to
	maintain (a theory, thoughts, or feelings)
	serve as a nurse; care for sick or handicapped people
	treat carefully