SINCE 1828
pickaninny
noun
pick·a·nin·ny
| \
ˈpi-kə-ˌni-nē ,
ˌpi-kə-ˈni- \
ˌpi-kə-ˈni- \
variants:
or
picaninny
plural pickaninnies
or picaninnies
Definition of pickaninny
dated, now offensive
—used as a term for a black child
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