papoose

noun (papooses); old use

«papoose» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

Everyday

A papoose is a baby carried on its mother's back or in a cradle, wrapped tightly in cloth. The word is old and comes from a North American language. tree →

In the lessons

old use, in stories about babies swaddled tightly, like a papoose

Examples

Babies were swaddled tightly, like papooses. tree →
The mother carried her papoose on her back. tree →
Old books used the word papoose for a baby. tree →

Note

nothing for maths; each papoose is one baby, so count one per papoose.

On Mova

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