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papoose
or 貹·ǴDz
[ pa-poos, puh- ]
noun
- a North American Indian baby or young child.
papoose
/ əˈː /
noun
- an American Indian baby or child
- a pouchlike bag used for carrying a baby, worn on the back
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Word History and Origins
Origin of papoose1
First recorded in 1625–35, Americanism; from Narragansett ( English spelling) 貹ò “baby,” or Massachusett ( English spelling) pappouse
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Word History and Origins
Origin of papoose1
C17: from Algonquian papoos
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They taught first-time mothers about infant care and breastfeeding — but also about how to use a papoose board safely, and why mothers shouldn’t overbundle a newborn, a common practice.
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There are women in hijabs and wearing papooses and, memorably, a man dressed as the Tardis.
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With his backpack on his back and Nunu in his arms in front like a papoose, he looked like an apple with legs.
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And why do I sound like a petulant papoose?
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As previously reported, Morgan took to Twitter over the weekend where he slammed Daniel Craig as being “emasculated” by a photo of him wearing a papoose.
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