From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishpapoosepa‧poose /pəˈpuːs $ pæ-/ noun [countable] 1 DHB British English a type of bag attached to a frame, which you use to carry a baby on your back2 SANSSC old use a Native American baby or young child
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papoose• There was a six month old baby en papoose on board.Origin papoose (1600-1700) Narragansett papoos 