Usually means: Baby carrier used by Native Americans.
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  1. papoose: Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
  2. papoose: Merriam-Webster
  3. papoose: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  4. papoose: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  5. papoose: Collins English Dictionary
  6. papoose: Vocabulary.com
  7. Papoose, papoose: Wordnik
  8. papoose: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
  9. papoose: Wiktionary
  10. papoose: Webster's New World College Dictionary, 4th Ed.
  11. papoose: The Wordsmyth English Dictionary-Thesaurus
  12. papoose: Infoplease Dictionary
  13. Papoose, papoose: Dictionary.com
  14. papoose: Online Etymology Dictionary
  15. Papoose (disambiguation), Papoose (rapper), Papoose: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  16. Papoose: Online Plain Text English Dictionary
  17. papoose: Webster's Revised Unabridged, 1913 Edition
  18. papoose: Rhymezone
  19. Papoose: AllWords.com Multi-Lingual Dictionary
  20. papoose: FreeDictionary.org
  21. papoose: Mnemonic Dictionary
  22. papoose: TheFreeDictionary.com

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American English Definition British English Definition
▸ noun:  (US, dated, offensive) A Native American baby.
▸ noun:  (UK) A backpack for carrying a baby, or specifically a cradleboard.

Similar:
pappoose, papoosh, pudsy, poohead, pooper, poopypants, puppie, poop machine, boaby, moppet, more...

Opposite:
adult, elder, grown-up

Types:
cradleboard, packboard, shoulderboard, backboard, more...

Phrases:
papoose board, papoose root, Papoose Lake, more...

Adjectives:
little, indian, white, small, poor, tiny, eyed, old, young, sick, electrical


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Similar:
pappoose, papoosh, pudsy, poohead, pooper, poopypants, puppie, poop machine, boaby, moppet, more...

Opposite:
adult, elder, grown-up

Types:
cradleboard, packboard, shoulderboard, backboard, more...

Phrases:
papoose board, papoose root, Papoose Lake, more...

Adjectives:
little, indian, white, small, poor, tiny, eyed, old, young, sick, electrical



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