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Pappoose

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Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License

n. Alternative spelling of papoose.

the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English

n. Same as papoose.

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

n. See papoose.

WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

n. an American Indian infant

Word Usage

"Through this aperture the light -- the only light of the tent -- fell down upon the group below: the old chief with his great silver cross, and medal, and snow-white hair; the young and beautiful squaw with her pappoose at the breast, like a Madonna by Murillo; Malcolm's battered tarpaulin and"

Hypernym

Words that are more generic or abstract

infant baby babe

Variant

papoose

Same Context

Words that are found in similar contexts

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