piccaninny
noun/ˈpɪkənɪni/
/ˈpɪkənɪni/
(also pickaninny)
(plural piccaninnies, pickaninnies)
(old-fashioned, taboo, offensive)- an offensive word for a small black childWord Originmid 17th cent.: from West Indian creole, from Spanish pequeño or Portuguese pequeno ‘little’, pequenino ‘tiny’.
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