Definitions for squaw
squaw

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. squawnoun

   an American Indian woman

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. squawnoun

   A woman, wife; especially a Native American woman.

2. Etymology: From the word squàws (“woman”). Cognate with Ojibwe ikwe.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Squaw

   The English word squaw is an ethnic and sexual slur, historically used for Indigenous North American women. Contemporary use of the term, especially by non-Natives, is considered derogatory, misogynist, and racist.While the morpheme squaw (or a close variant) is found within longer words in several Eastern and Central Algonquian languages, primarily spoken in the northeastern United States and in eastern and central Canada, these languages only make up a small minority of the Indigenous languages of North America. The word "squaw" is not used among Native American, First Nations, Inuit, or Métis peoples. Even in Algonquian, the related morphemes used are not the English-language slur, but only a component part of longer Algonquian words that contain more than one morpheme.

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1. squaw

   "Squaw" is an Alsatian term used historically by European settlers in North America to refer to Indigenous women. It originates from the eastern Algonquin languages. However, it is considered derogatory and offensive due to its misuse and negative connotations built over time, so it's preferable not to use this term when referring to Indigenous women.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Squawnoun

   a female; a woman; -- in the language of Indian tribes of the Algonquin family, correlative of sannup

2. Etymology: [Massachusetts Indian squa, eshqua; Narragansett squws; Delaware ochqueu, and khqueu; used also in compound words (as the names of animals) in the sense of female.]

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1. Squaw

   Squaw is an English language loan-word, used as a noun or adjective, whose present meaning is an indigenous woman of North America. It is derived from the eastern Algonquian morpheme meaning 'woman' that appears in numerous Algonquian languages variously spelled squa, skwa, esqua, sqeh, skwe, que, kwa, ikwe, exkwew, xkwe, etc. At present, the term is often held to be offensive.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Squaw

   skwaw, n. an American Indian woman, esp. a wife.—n. Squaw′man, a white man with an Indian wife.

Dictionary of Nautical TermsRate this definition:2.0 / 1 vote

1. squaw

   A woman of the North American Indians.

Etymology and OriginsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Squaw

   Algonquin for an Indian woman.

How to pronounce squaw?

1. Alex

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   Mark

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   Daniel

   British

   Libby

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   Mia

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   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

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   Indian

   Priya

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   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

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   Oliver

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   Wendy

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   Tessa

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of squaw in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of squaw in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=squaw
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Squaw
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Squaw
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/squaw
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=squaw
7. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=squaw
8. ^ Dictionary of Nautical Terms
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/26000/pg26000-images.html#:~:text=squaw
9. ^ Etymology and Origins
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/54657/pg54657-images.html#:~:text=squaw