Eastern James Bay Cree Dictionary on the Web: Glosses

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{en} baby

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ᐅᐹᑯᑎᐦᐹᓈᓂᔥ upaakutihpaanaanish [ni]
N soft spot, fontanelle on top of head of baby's head

ᐅᒋᔥᐧᑳᒋᐦᒌᔥ uchishkwaachihchiish [nid]
N her/his baby finger

ᐅᔥᑭᐧᐋᔑᔥ ushkiwaashish [na]
N new baby, newborn

ᑎᐦᑯᓈᐅᓲ tihkunaausuu [vai]
N s/he holds a baby

ᒋᔖᔮᑯᔑᔥ chishaayaakushish [na]
N baby bear Ursus americanus

ᐅᔅᒋᐧᐋᔥ uschiwaash [na]
S new baby, infant

ᐊᐧᐋᔥᓂᑐᐦᑯᔨᓐ awaashnituhkuyin [ni]
S baby medicine

ᐊᔅᐱᐦᐸᓱᔮᓐ aspihpasuyaan [ni]
S special blanket used to wrap the baby when s/he's put inside the waaspisuyaan (moss bag)

ᐊᔅᐸᐦᐱᓱᐧᐃᓐ aspahpisuwin [ni]
S wrapper for baby in moss bag, handmade baby blanket

ᐧᐄᔅᐧᑫᓈᓱᐧᐃᓐ wiiskwenaasuwin [nid]
S her/his caul, wrapping found around a newborn baby

ᑕᐦᑯᐱᑖᐅᓲ tahkupitaausuu [vai]
S she has a new baby (old term)

ᑕᐦᑯᓈᐅᓲ tahkunaausuu [vai]
S s/he holds a baby

ᑳᔑᒨᔐᐤ kaashimuusheu [vai]
S her/his baby is always crying

ᐧᑳᔥᐧᑳᔥᐧᑫᐸᔨᐦᐆᐧᐋᑲᓐ kwaashkwaashkwepayihuuwaakan [ni]
S jolly jumper

ᒌᒌᔥ chiichiish [na]
S baby

ᒎᒎ chuuchuu [ni]
S baby bottle

ᓀᐅᐦᐋᔔ neuhaashuu [vai]
S s/he (baby) rocks back and forth as the lyrics to a song are sung

ᓰᑲᐦᐋᐦᑖᐅᓲ siikahaahtaausuu [vai]
S s/he gets her/his baby baptized