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piccaninny
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun piccaninny has 1 sense
- piccaninny(n = noun.person) picaninny, pickaninny - (ethnic slur) offensive term for a Black child; Array is a kind of black, black person, blackamoor, negro, negroid, child, fry, kid, minor, nestling, nipper, shaver, small fry, tiddler, tike, tyke, youngster
OXFORD DICTIONARY
piccaninny, n. & adj. (US pickaninny)
--n. (pl. -ies) often offens. a small Black or Australian Aboriginal child.
--adj. archaic very small.
--n. (pl. -ies) often offens. a small Black or Australian Aboriginal child.
--adj. archaic very small.
Etymology
W.Ind. Negro f. Sp. peque{ntilde}o or Port. pequeno little
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