papoose
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papoose
- /pəˈpuːs/
Rhymes with -uːs
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Borrowed from Narragansett papoos (“a child”).
noun papooses
- A Native American baby. […] a half-breed what they nicknamed "Splinters" 'cos of the way he fixed up her papoose which he stole on a raid […]
- A backpack for carrying a baby, or specifically a cradleboard.
Talk about this word "papoose." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/papoose. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. papoose. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/papoose "papoose." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/papoose.Cite this
@misc{papoose_2026,
title = {papoose},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/papoose},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
