Piccaninny
[pik-uh-nin-ee] /ˈpɪk əˌnɪn i/
noun, plural piccaninnies.
1.
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[pik-uh-nin-ee] /ˈpɪk əˌnɪn i/
noun, plural pickaninnies. Older Use: Now Offensive.
1.
a term used to refer to a black child.
/ˌpɪkəˈnɪnɪ/
noun (pl) -nies
1.
(offensive) a small Black or Aboriginal child
2.
(modifier) tiny: a piccaninny fire won’t last long
/ˌpɪkəˈnɪnɪ/
noun (pl) -nies
1.
a variant spelling (esp US) of piccaninny
n.
also pickaninny, 1650s, from West Indies patois, formed as a diminutive from Spanish pequeño or Portuguese pequeno “little, small,” of uncertain origin, related to French petit (see petit (adj.)). As late as 1836 applied affectionately to any small child or baby, regardless of race.
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