Kata bahasa Indonesia
English word
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun has 1 sense
- piccaninny(n = noun.person) picaninny, pickaninny - (ethnic slur) offensive term for a Black child;
OXFORD DICTIONARY
, n. & adj. (US pickaninny)
--n. (pl. -ies) often offens. a small Black or Australian Aboriginal child.
--adj. archaic very small.
--n. (pl. -ies) often offens. a small Black or Australian Aboriginal child.
--adj. archaic very small.
Etymology
W.Ind. Negro f. Sp. peque{ntilde}o or Port. pequeno little