The English word squaw is an ethnic and sexual slur, [1][2][3][4] historically used for Indigenous North American women. [1][5] Contemporary use of the term, especially by non-Natives, is …

Setting the Record Straight About Native Languages: Squaw Q: Why is the word "squaw" so offensive? Does it mean woman, wife, prostitute, or vagina? A: None of the above. "Squaw" is …

The meaning of SQUAW is an Indigenous woman of North America.

Squaw definition: a contemptuous term used to refer to a North American Indian woman, especially a wife.. See examples of SQUAW used in a sentence.

A competing claim has been made in recent years, despite the clear evidence that squaw comes from an Algonquian word for "woman,'' and in fact without discussing this evidence. This is the …

Though you might see the word squaw in an old book, it's considered offensive nowadays — it's an outdated term for a Native American woman or wife.

Mar 17, 2000 · The idea that squaw means vagina (to use the polite term) first found its way into print in a polemical 1973 book, Literature of the American Indian, by Thomas E. Sanders and …

Nov 1, 2025 · squaw (plural squaws) (now offensive, ethnic slur) A woman, wife; especially a Native American woman. quotations

From Massachuset Algonquian squa meaning "Native American woman," originally neutral but now often offensive; used in place names and historical New England texts.

Nov 16, 2024 · The word "squaw" was declared derogatory by the Department of Interior in 2021. Since then, hundreds of geographic features have been renamed with input from local tribes …