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Definition of Picaninny
1. Noun. (ethnic slur) offensive term for a Black child.
Exact synonyms: Piccaninny, Pickaninny
Language type: Depreciation, Derogation, Disparagement, Ethnic Slur
Generic synonyms: Black, Black Person, Blackamoor, Negro, Negroid, Child, Fry, Kid, Minor, Nestling, Nipper, Shaver, Small Fry, Tiddler, Tike, Tyke, Youngster
Language type: Depreciation, Derogation, Disparagement, Ethnic Slur
Generic synonyms: Black, Black Person, Blackamoor, Negro, Negroid, Child, Fry, Kid, Minor, Nestling, Nipper, Shaver, Small Fry, Tiddler, Tike, Tyke, Youngster
Definition of Picaninny
1. Noun. (offensive) A black child. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Picaninny
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Picaninny
Literary usage of Picaninny
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Romance of the Republic by Lydia Maria Francis Child (1867)
"I thought if they should carry off yer picaninny, it would be more easy to find
... I was frighted, and tried to keep the picaninny out doors all I could. ..."
2. Austral English: A Dictionary of Australasian Words, Phrases, and Usages by Edward Ellis Morris (1898)
"This word is said to have come originally from the negroes of Africa, through
white immigrants. In America the children of negroes are called picaninny. ..."
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