piccaninny (redirected from piccaninnies)

piccaninny esp US, pickaninny [ˌpɪkəˈnɪnɪ]

n pl -nies

1. Offensive a small Black or Aboriginal child

2. (modifier) tiny a piccaninny fire won't last long

[perhaps from Portuguese pequenino tiny one, from pequeno small]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

piccaninny - (ethnic slur) offensive term for a Black child picaninny, pickaninny derogation, disparagement, depreciation - a communication that belittles somebody or something ethnic slur - a slur on someone's race or language Black person, blackamoor, Negro, Negroid, Black - a person with dark skin who comes from Africa (or whose ancestors came from Africa) child, kid, minor, nipper, tiddler, youngster, tike, shaver, small fry, nestling, fry, tyke - a young person of either sex; "she writes books for children"; "they're just kids"; "`tiddler' is a British term for youngster"

Translations

piccaninny (o.f.) [ˈpɪkəˌnɪnɪ] N → negrito/a m/f

piccaninny

n (neg!) → Negerkind nt (neg!)