[MeekOneGOP]

My Grandfather married a woman that was half-Cherokee. My Dad has told me of him calling her a squaw. My grandmother died when I was very young so I never got to know her, unfortunately. . .

squaw

squaw [ skwaw ]

noun

1. a taboo term for a Native North American woman or wife ( dated taboo )

2. a taboo term for a woman or wife ( slang taboo )

[Mid-17th century. From Narragansett squaws woman or Massachusett squa .]

[Marine Inspector]

Merriam-Webster Dictionary

Main Entry: squaw
Pronunciation: 'skwo
Function: noun
Etymology: Massachuset squa, ussqua woman
Date: 1634
1 often offensive : an American Indian woman
2 usually disparaging : WOMAN, WIFE

While the word is considered offensive or disparaging now, it was not in the past: Reclaiming the Word "Squaw" in the Name of the Ancestors