Eskimo
noun
Es·ki·mo ˈe-skə-ˌmō 
1
plural Eskimo or Eskimos, often offensive, see usage paragraph below : a member of a group of indigenous peoples of southwestern and northern Alaska, Greenland, eastern Siberia, and especially in former use arctic Canada
2
: any of the languages (such as Yupik and Inuit) of the Eskimo peoples see also eskimo-aleut compare inuit, inupiat, yupik
Eskimoan
ˌe-skə-ˈmō-ən
adjective 
Word History
Etymology
obsolete Esquimawe, probably from Spanish esquimao, from Montagnais (Algonquian language of eastern Canada) aiachkime8 Micmac, Eskimo; probably akin to modern Montagnais assime·w she laces a snowshoe, Ojibwa aškime·
First Known Use
1584, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Kids Definition
Eskimo
noun
Es·ki·mo ˈe-skə-ˌmō
plural Eskimos
sometimes offensive
: a member of a group of indigenous peoples of Alaska, northern Canada, Greenland, and eastern Siberia
Hint: In the past, this word was not considered offensive. Some people, however, now prefer other names, such as Inuit.