Word of the day: “Papoose”

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Sujet : Word of the day: “Papoose”
De : kehoea (at) *nospam* parhasard.net (Aidan Kehoe)
Groupes : sci.lang alt.usage.english
Date : 31. Aug 2024, 19:54:02
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I came across this word for the first time today, in the second meaning from
Wikipedia, describing basically something to swaddle a toddler to keep it still
for a procedure in Emergency Medicine:

“Papoose (from the Narragansett papoos, meaning "child")[1] is an American
English word whose present meaning is "a Native American child" (regardless of
tribe) or, even more generally, any child, usually used as a term of
endearment, often in the context of the child's mother.[2] In 1643, Roger
Williams recorded the word in his A Key into the Language of America, helping
to popularize it.[3]
[...]
Cradle boards and other child carriers used by Native Americans are known by
various names. In Algonquin history, the term papoose is sometimes used to
refer to a child carrier.”

Given I am 43 and fairly well-read I can assert that it has basically no
currency outside the US. Does it have much currency within the US?

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How your man stayed up on the surfboard after fourteen pints of stout’
(C. Moore)

Date Sujet#  Auteur
31 Aug 24 * Word of the day: “Papoose”44Aidan Kehoe
31 Aug 24 +* Re: Word of the day: “Papoose”2LionelEdwards
1 Sep 24 i`- Re: Word of the day: “Papoose”1Aidan Kehoe
31 Aug 24 +* Re: Word of the day: ?Papoose?23Janet
1 Sep 24 i+* Re: Word of the day: ?Papoose?21Steve Hayes
1 Sep 24 ii+- Re: Word of the day: ?Papoose?1Ken Blake
1 Sep 24 ii+- Re: Word of the day: ?Papoose?1Jeff Barnett
1 Sep 24 ii`* Re: Word of the day: ?Papoose?18Tony Cooper
2 Sep 24 ii +* Re: Word of the day: ?Papoose?6Rich Ulrich
2 Sep 24 ii i`* Re: Word of the day: ?Papoose?5Tony Cooper
2 Sep 24 ii i `* Re: Word of the day: ?Papoose?4Janet
2 Sep 24 ii i  +- Re: Word of the day: ?Papoose?1Peter Moylan
2 Sep 24 ii i  `* Re: Word of the day: ?Papoose?2Tony Cooper
2 Sep 24 ii i   `- Re: Word of the day: ?Papoose?1jerryfriedman
2 Sep 24 ii `* Re: Word of the day: ?Papoose?11Steve Hayes
2 Sep 24 ii  +- Re: Word of the day: ?Papoose?1Peter Moylan
2 Sep 24 ii  +* Re: Word of the day: ?Papoose?2Tony Cooper
3 Sep 24 ii  i`- Re: Word of the day: ?Papoose?1Steve Hayes
3 Sep 24 ii  `* Re: Word of the day: ?Papoose?7Aidan Kehoe
3 Sep 24 ii   `* Re: Word of the day: ?Papoose?6Steve Hayes
3 Sep 24 ii    +* Re: Word of the day: ?Papoose?2lar3ryca
4 Sep 24 ii    i`- Re: Word of the day: ?Papoose?1Anders D. Nygaard
4 Sep 24 ii    `* Re: Word of the day: ?Papoose?3Peter Moylan
4 Sep 24 ii     +- Re: Word of the day: ?Papoose?1Ross Clark
4 Sep 24 ii     `- Re: Word of the day: ?Papoose?1Steve Hayes
6 Sep 24 i`- Re: Word of the day: ?Papoose?1Joy Beeson
31 Aug 24 +* Re: Word of the day: “Papoose”14Snidely
7 Sep 24 i`* Re: Word of the day: “Papoose”13Snidely
7 Sep 24 i `* Re: Word of the day: “Papoose”12Aidan Kehoe
7 Sep 24 i  `* Re: Word of the day: “Papoose”11Bertel Lund Hansen
7 Sep 24 i   +- Re: Word of the day: “Papoose”1Aidan Kehoe
8 Sep 24 i   `* Sprog9Steve Hayes
8 Sep 24 i    +- Re: Sprog1Chris Elvidge
8 Sep 24 i    `* Re: Sprog7Peter Moylan
8 Sep 24 i     +- Re: Sprog1Bertel Lund Hansen
8 Sep 24 i     +- Re: Sprog1Kerr-Mudd, John
9 Sep 24 i     `* Re: Sprog4Steve Hayes
9 Sep 24 i      `* Re: Sprog3Snidely
9 Sep 24 i       +- Re: Sprog1jerryfriedman
9 Sep 24 i       `- Re: Sprog1jerryfriedman
31 Aug 24 +* Re: Word of the day: “Papoose”2lar3ryca
1 Sep 24 i`- Re: Word of the day: “Papoose”1Peter Moylan
1 Sep 24 +- Re: Word of the day: “Papoose”1Tony Cooper
1 Sep 24 `- Re: Word of the day: “Papoose”1Steve Hayes

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