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British Dictionary definitions for piccanin

piccanin

noun
  1. Southern African offensive a Black African child
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Word Origin

variant of piccaninny
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Historical Examples

  • Sophie shouted to Piccanin to bring another glass, and pushed the soda and lemons across the table.

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    Cynthia Stockley