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mokopuna, n. N.Z.
(məʊkɒˈpuːnə, ‖ ˈmɔkɔpʊna)
Pl. mokopuna, mokopunas.
[a. Maori.]
In Maori culture, a grandchild, great-niece, or great-nephew.
1927H. W. Williams in P. H. Buck Material Culture Cook Islands p. vii, We shall still regard Te Rangi Hiroa as our mokopuna. 1958S. Ashton-Warner Spinster 58 He was telling me that he trusted me to look after his ‘mokopuna’. 1974W. Ihimaera Whanau v. 21 Only he and four mokopuna live at home. The mokopuna are the children of some of Miriama's nieces. 1991A. Campbell Sidewinder xii. 143 What for you come anyway? I look after Kare. She my family, not yours. The mokopuna, I look after her too. |