the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
n. A babe or young child of Indian parentage in North America.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
n. A North American Indian babe or young child, commonly carried by its mother bound up and strapped to a board, or hung up so as to be out of harm's way.
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n. an American Indian infant
Word Usage
"But if a child is very disruptive and they can be VERY fussy, a papoose is a safer way to control the patient."