papoose in English
noun
1
a type of bag used to carry a child on one's back.
Public transport is inaccessible and while the people carrier may be a necessity for long journeys, local trips through narrow shop doorways require a balance of double buggies and a papoose or backpack.
2
a young North American Indian child.
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1. Hence why a Cradleboard is not a papoose….
2. The daily visits of the Indians, from the most venerable chief to the strapped papoose, their rude interchange of civilities, their Barterings, races, dances, legends, strange customs, and fantastic ceremonies, all combine to render them far more agreeable as friendly neighbors than as crafty, bloodthirsty enemies."