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Picaninny

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n. A black child.

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

n. See piccaninny.

WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

n. (ethnic slur) offensive term for a Black child

Word Usage

"Nate, when you said "picaninny" in referring to what Sam Malone is not, I was sure you were wrong because I thought a picaninny was named such as a consequence of picking cotton."

Hypernym

Words that are more generic or abstract

youngster minor nestling shaver kid Negro tiddler tyke child nipper

Form

pickney