papoose
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pa·poose
(pă-po͞os′, pə-)n.
1. Often Offensive A Native American infant or very young child.
2. A cradleboard.
[Narragansett papoòs, child.]
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papoose
(pəˈpuːs) orpappoose
n
1. an American Indian baby or child
2. a pouchlike bag used for carrying a baby, worn on the back
[C17: from Algonquian papoos]
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pa•poose
or pap•poose
(pæˈpus, pə-)n.
a North American Indian baby or young child.
[1634, Amer.; < Narragansett (E sp.) papoòs baby, or Massachusett (E sp.) pappouse]
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papoose
An Algonquian word for a baby or young child.
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papoose
[pəˈpuːs] N1. (= baby) → niño/a m/f indio/a norteamericano/a
2. (= baby sling) → mochila f portabebés
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papoose
n → Indianerbaby nt; (= carrier for American Indian baby) → Winkelbrettwiege f; (= carrier for baby) → Tragegestell nt
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