# Papoose

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{{Short description|Word for "a Native American child"}}
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thumb|upright|A child carrier, especially ones resembling those of Native Americans, is sometimes referred to as a papoose.

'''Papoose''' (from the [Narragansett](/source/Narragansett_language) ''papoos'', meaning "child")<ref>{{Cite web|title= papoose|url=https://www.etymonline.com/word/papoose|website= etymonline.com|language = en | access-date=2024-07-21 }}</ref> is an American English word whose present meaning is "a [Native American](/source/Native_Americans_in_the_United_States) child" (regardless of [tribe](/source/tribe)) or, even more generally, any child, usually used as a term of endearment, often in the context of the child's mother.<ref>{{Cite web|title= papoose |url=https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/papoose|website= merriam-webster.com |language= en | access-date=2021-01-26 }}</ref> In 1643, [Roger Williams](/source/Roger_Williams) recorded the word in his ''[A Key into the Language of America](/source/A_Key_into_the_Language_of_America)'', helping to popularize it.<ref>{{cite web| title= papoose (or pappoose)| website= Dictionary.com |volume= Unabridged (v 1.1)| url= http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/Papoose| date= | publisher= Reference.com | access-date= December 5, 2008}}</ref>

==Papoose carrier==
[Cradle boards](/source/Cradle_boards) and other child carriers used by Native Americans are known by various names. In Algonquin history, the term ''papoose'' is sometimes used to refer to a child carrier. However, there are many different terms among the 573 federally recognized tribes, nations, and communities.

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==External links==
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Category:Child safety
Category:Native American culture
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