papoose definitions WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) n 1: an American Indian infant [syn: papoose, pappoose] Merriam Webster's noun Etymology: Narragansett papoòs Date: 1634 ... American Indian young child. Etymology: Algonquin Webster's 1913 Dictionary Papoose Pa*poose", n. A babe or young child of Indian ...
... 3.0 (2005) n 1: an American Indian infant [syn: papoose, pappoose] Webster's 1913 Dictionary Pappoose Pap*poose", n. Same as Papoose. Pappoose root. (Bot.) See Cohosh.