piccaninny (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the word *piccaninny*:
NOUN	person	piccaninny, pickaninny, picaninny	(ethnic slur) offensive term for a Black child

English > *piccaninny*: 1 sense > noun 1, person
Meaning	(ethnic slur) offensive term for a Black child.
Synonyms	pickaninny, picaninny
Broader	Black, African-American, Negro, Negroid	A person with dark skin who comes from Africa (or whose ancestors came from Africa)
Broader	child, kid, youngster, minor, shaver, nipper, small fry, tiddler, tike, tyke, fry, nestling	A young person of either sex
Usage of	disparagement, depreciation, derogation	A communication that belittles somebody or something
Usage of	ethnic slur	A slur on someone's race or language
Spanish	negrito
Catalan	negret

HyperDic: piccaninny