noun
- a traditional Inuit garment, typically a parka or coat with a large pouch or hood at the back for carrying an infant
Usage: Also spelled amautik or amauti. Used primarily in Canadian Arctic and Greenlandic Inuit cultures.
Examples
- The mother wore her amauti to keep her baby warm and secure while she worked.
- Traditional amautis are made from seal or caribou skin and lined with fur.
- In Inuit communities, the amauti is an important part of cultural heritage and practical child-rearing.
- She adjusted the hood of her amauti to protect her infant from the Arctic wind.