piccaninny

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]

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Noun

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!)

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Black
Black person
blackamoor
Child
ethnic slur
Fry
Kid
minor
Negro
Negroid
nestling
nipper
picaninny
piccanin
pickaninny
pickin
shaver
small fry
tiddler

"Yes, bwana," replied Tambudza, "there was a woman with them and a little child--a little white piccaninny.

The Beasts of Tarzan by Burroughs, Edgar Rice View in context

Strung around them are scalps, of boys as well as of pirates, for these are the Piccaninny tribe, and not to be confused with the softer-hearted Delawares or the Hurons.

The Adventures of Peter Pan by Barrie, James Matthew View in context

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