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Papoose

2 stages from Narragansett to English.

Today it means a Native American infant, or a carrier used to transport a baby
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Stage 1 of 2
papoos
Narragansett · pre-1600s
"a child, infant"
meaning "child" or "infant"
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Stage 2 of 2
papoose
English · 1600s
"a Native American infant, or its carrier"
adopted by English colonists in New England
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