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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024pick•a•nin•ny (pik′ə nin′ē),USA pronunciation n., pl. -nies. [Offensive.]- Slang Termsa black child.
Also, picaninny, piccaninny. - Portuguese pequenino, diminutive of pequeno small; as a word for "small child,'' pickaninny and its variants are widespread in English-based creoles of the New World and West Africa; compare Jamaican English pickney, West African English pickin small child
- probably ultimately 1645–55
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