piccaninny
esp US pickaninny
/ (ˌpɪkəˈnɪnɪ) /
offensive a small Black or Aboriginal child
(modifier) tiny: a piccaninny fire won't last long
Origin of piccaninny
1Words Nearby piccaninny
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
How to use piccaninny in a sentence
piccaninny, Pickaninny, pik′a-nin-i, n. a little child: an African or negro child.
piccaninny's black shanks and pink heels flew up and out, and he was away like a flash.
Prisoners of Hope | Mary JohnstonIt was then the piccaninny woke up because the bough had ceased to sway gently up and down.
Piccaninnies | Isabel Maud PeacockeAnd I've been asleep with my head upon my dear, naughty old Bear, with all my animals and the piccaninny round me.
Baby Jane's Mission | Reginald ParnellHowever, the piccaninny and the Rabbit soon began a firm friendship by playfully jogging one another over.
Baby Jane's Mission | Reginald Parnell
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