- pickaninny
- pick|a|nin|ny [ ,pıkə`nıni ] noun count OFFENSIVEa black child. This word is sometimes used by older white people but black people consider it offensive.
Usage of the words and phrases in modern English. 2013.
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Pickaninny — (also picaninny or piccaninny) is a term ndash; generally considered derogatory ndash; that in English usage refers to black children, or a caricature of them which is widely considered racist. It is a pidgin word form, which may be derived from… … Wikipedia
Pickaninny — Pick a*nin ny (p[i^]k [.a]*n[i^]n n[y^]), n.; pl. {Pickaninnies} (p[i^]k [.a]*n[i^]n n[i^]z). [Cf. Sp. peque[ n]o little, young.] A small child; especially, a negro or mulatto infant. Now (2001) used primarily in the latter sense, and in that… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
pickaninny — [pik′ə nin΄ē] n. pl. pickaninnies [ult. < Sp pequeño or Port pequeno] [Dial. or Old Slang] a black child: now an offensive term … English World dictionary
pickaninny — UK [ˌpɪkəˈnɪnɪ] / US noun [countable] Word forms pickaninny : singular pickaninny plural pickaninnies offensive a black child. This word is sometimes used by older white people but most people consider it offensive … English dictionary
pickaninny — /pik euh nin ee/, n., pl. pickaninnies. Offensive. a black child. Also, picaninny, piccaninny. [1645 55; prob. ult. < Pg pequenino, dim. of pequeno small; as a word for small child, pickaninny and its variants are widespread in English based… … Universalium
pickaninny — US var. of PICCANINNY. * * * pickaninny variant of piccaninny … Useful english dictionary
pickaninny — or picaninny noun (plural nies) Etymology: probably ultimately from Portuguese pequenino, diminutive of pequeno small Date: 1653 often offensive a black child … New Collegiate Dictionary
pickaninny — noun a black child … Wiktionary
pickaninny — pɪkÉ™ nɪnɪ / pɪkÉ™nɪnɪ n. offensive term for a small black child or infant … English contemporary dictionary
pickaninny — noun US spelling of piccaninny … English new terms dictionary
