papoose
Americannoun
noun
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an American Indian baby or child
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a pouchlike bag used for carrying a baby, worn on the back
Etymology
Origin of papoose
First recorded in 1625–35, from Narragansett ( English spelling) papoòs “baby,” or Massachusett ( English spelling) pappouse
Vocabulary lists containing papoose
Example Sentences
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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.
From New York Times • Feb. 26, 2023
Yoni, the paramedic, swaddled me as if in a papoose, with vinyl and Velcro and cloth wrappings I did not feel.
From Slate • May 1, 2013
By then, one of Alice’s eight cavities had already been treated in a dentist’s office using a papoose board to immobilize her from head to ankle with straps.
From New York Times • Mar. 6, 2012
She bestraddles George's back like a papoose, and reads the contours of his face with her fingers as if she were a baby deciphering the world for the first time.
From The Guardian • Jan. 9, 2011
With his backpack on his back and Nunu in his arms in front like a papoose, he looked like an apple with legs.
From "Eleven" by Tom Rogers
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