Papoose
/pəˈpuːs/ noun
noun ·Uncommon ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A Native American baby. US, dated, offensive
"[…] a half-breed what they nicknamed "Splinters" 'cos of the way he fixed up her papoose which he stole on a raid […]"
- 2 an American Indian infant wordnet
- 3 A backpack for carrying a baby, or specifically a cradleboard. UK
Antonyms
All antonymsExample
More examples"[…] a half-breed what they nicknamed "Splinters" 'cos of the way he fixed up her papoose which he stole on a raid […]"
Etymology
Borrowed from Narragansett papoos (“a child”).