English > pickaninny: 1 sense > noun 1, person | Meaning | (ethnic slur) offensive term for a Black child. |
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| Synonyms | piccaninny, picaninny |
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| Broader | Black, African-American, Negro, Negroid | A person with dark skin who comes from Africa (or whose ancestors came from Africa) |
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| 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 |
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| ethnic slur | A slur on someone's race or language |
| Spanish | negrito |
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| Catalan | negret |
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