papoose

or pap·poose

[ pa-poos, puh- ]

/ pæˈpus, pə- /

SEE SYNONYMS FOR papoose ON THESAURUS.COM

noun

a North American Indian baby or young child.

Origin of papoose

First recorded in 1625–35, Americanism; from Narragansett (English spelling) papoòs “baby,” or Massachusett (English spelling) pappouse

Words nearby papoose

Papinian, papism, papist, papistical, papistry, papoose, papoose-root, Papovaviridae, papovavirus, Papp, pappadam

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Example sentences from the Web for papoose

Then she passed out the baby through the door all wrapped up in a blankit like a papoose, and you bet I made tracks with it.
Colonel Starbottle's Client and Other Stories|Bret Harte
You don't remember, Jim, the time that you painted my face in the wagon, and got me up as an Indian papoose?
Susy, A Story of the Plains|Bret Harte
At the same time I consider that only a papoose, made of string and sawdust, would give more than £10,000 for any one of them.
Punch, Vol. 99., July 26, 1890.|Various
But there was never such a scalp as that of the papoose yonder.
The Sun Maid|Evelyn Raymond

The chief modestly requested similar honors for his "papoose," and that individual was treated to the straps of a captain.
Buffalo Land|W. E. Webb

British Dictionary definitions for papoose

papoose

pappoose

/ (pəˈpuːs) /

noun

an American Indian baby or child

a pouchlike bag used for carrying a baby, worn on the back

Word Origin for papoose

C17: from Algonquian papoos

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	papoose
释义	papoose or pap·poose [ pa-poos, puh- ] / pæˈpus, pə- / SEE SYNONYMS FOR papoose ON THESAURUS.COM noun a North American Indian baby or young child. Origin of papoose First recorded in 1625–35, Americanism; from Narragansett (English spelling) papoòs “baby,” or Massachusett (English spelling) pappouse Words nearby papoose Papinian, papism, papist, papistical, papistry, papoose, papoose-root, Papovaviridae, papovavirus, Papp, pappadam Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for papoose Then she passed out the baby through the door all wrapped up in a blankit like a papoose, and you bet I made tracks with it. Colonel Starbottle's Client and Other Stories\|Bret Harte You don't remember, Jim, the time that you painted my face in the wagon, and got me up as an Indian papoose? Susy, A Story of the Plains\|Bret Harte At the same time I consider that only a papoose, made of string and sawdust, would give more than £10,000 for any one of them. Punch, Vol. 99., July 26, 1890.\|Various But there was never such a scalp as that of the papoose yonder. The Sun Maid\|Evelyn Raymond The chief modestly requested similar honors for his "papoose," and that individual was treated to the straps of a captain. Buffalo Land\|W. E. Webb British Dictionary definitions for papoose papoose pappoose / (pəˈpuːs) / noun an American Indian baby or child a pouchlike bag used for carrying a baby, worn on the back Word Origin for papoose C17: from Algonquian papoos Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to papoose babe, youngster, child, chick, toddler, kid, deduction, suckling, nipper, bambino, button, nursling, tot, newborn, bundle, bairn, dividend, cherub, dumpling, buttercup
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papoose

or pap·poose

noun

Origin of papoose

Words nearby papoose

Example sentences from the Web for papoose

British Dictionary definitions for papoose

pappoose

noun

Word Origin for papoose

Words related to papoose