piccaninny
noun /ˈpɪkənɪni/
/ˈpɪkənɪni/
(also pickaninny)
(plural piccaninnies, pickaninnies)
(old-fashioned, offensive)- an offensive word for a small black childWord Originmid 17th cent.: from West Indian creole, from Spanish pequeño or Portuguese pequeno ‘little’, pequenino ‘tiny’.