PAPOOSE Meaning of PAPOOSE in English /pa poohs", peuh-/ , n.a North American Indian baby or young child. Also, pappoose . [ 1625-35, Amer.; papoòs baby, or Massachusett (E sp.) pappouse ] Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary. Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House . 2012