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Noun: papoose  pa'poos
  1. An American Indian infant
    "The mother carried her papoose in a traditional cradleboard";
    - pappoose

Derived forms: papooses

Type of: babe [literary], baby, bub [Austral, informal], bundle of joy, infant

Encyclopedia: Papoose