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PAPPOOSE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does pappoose mean?
• PAPPOOSE (noun)
The noun PAPPOOSE has 1 sense:
1. an American Indian infant
Familiarity information: PAPPOOSE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
An American Indian infant
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
papoose; pappoose
Hypernyms ("pappoose" is a kind of...):
babe; baby; infant (a very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk)
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