papoose

Dictionary: pa·poose (pă-pūs', pə-) pronunciation

n.
A Native American infant or very young child.

[Narragansett papoòs, child.]

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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: an American Indian infant
Synonym: pappoose

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For other uses, see Papoose (disambiguation).

A child carrier, especially ones resembling those of Native Americans, is sometimes referred to as a Papoose.

A papoose (from the Algonquian papoos, meaning "child") is an American English loanword whose present meaning is "a Native American Indian child" (regardless of tribe). The word came originally from the Narragansett. In 1643 Roger Williams' recorded the word in his A Key Into the Language of America helping to popularize the word.^[1]

The term also sometimes refers to Cradle boards and other child carriers, which were used by Native American Indians and went by many names, but in the United States and the United Kingdom, the term papoose is used to refer to a child carrier. ^[2]

References

^ Papoose. (n.d.). Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1). Retrieved December 05, 2008, from Dictionary.com website: http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/Papoose
^ "Papoose Mei Tai "Tie" Baby Carrier (Ivory Straps & Reverse Side)". http://www.amazon.com/Papoose-Carrier-Ivory-Straps-Reverse/dp/B000NGYDTA. Retrieved 2008-12-05.

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Translations: Papoose

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - lille indianerbarn, bærekurv

Nederlands (Dutch)
jonge Amerikaanse Indiaan

Français (French)
n. - bébé/enfant Indien d'Amérique du Nord

Deutsch (German)
n. - Kleinkind (bei den nordamerikanischen Indianern)

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - νήπιο ερυθρόδερμου

Italiano (Italian)
bimbo pellirossa

Português (Portuguese)
n. - criança índia norte-americana (f)

Русский (Russian)
индейский ребенок

Español (Spanish)
n. - niño indio (de Norteamérica)

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - baby (litet barn) (Nordam. indianspr.)

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
幼儿, 婴儿

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 幼兒, 嬰兒

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 어린애, 젖먹이

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 幼児, 赤んぼ

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) طفل في لغه الهنود الحمر الأمريكين‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮תינוק אינדיאני, תינוק, תרמיל לנשיאת תינוק‬

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