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cradleboard

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cra·dle·board  (krdl-bôrd, -brd)
n.
A board or frame on which an infant is secured, as by binding or wrapping in a blanket, used by certain Native American peoples as a portable cradle and for carrying an infant on the back.


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The students collaged pictures and drawings of women carrying babies in cradleboards juxtaposed to babies in backpack carriers today.
When the Americans renewed their ascent of the Missouri in April, Toussaint Charbonneau and Sacagawea, carrying little Jean Baptiste in a cradleboard on her back, went with them.
Some place their infant on a cradleboard, keeping the infant within arm's reach; others cosleep by roomsharing, having the infant sleep on a different surface, such as in a crib or bassinet, which is kept next to the parental bed, within arm's reach.
 
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