papoose vs baby

papoose and baby both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
papoose	Yes	No	No	No
baby	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, baby is a hypernym of papoose; that is, baby is a word with a broader meaning than papoose:

papoose: an American Indian infant
baby: a very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk

Other hypernyms of papoose include babe, infant.

papoose (noun)	baby (noun)
an American Indian infant	a project of personal concern to someone
	a very young mammal
	a very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk
	the youngest member of a group (not necessarily young)
	an immature childish person
	an unborn child; a human fetus
	a beloved person; used as terms of endearment

papoose (verb)	baby (verb)
	treat with excessive indulgence