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piccaninny definition

pic·ca·ninny (pik′ə nin′ē)

noun pl. piccaninnies -·nies

Slang, Dialectal pickaninny: now an offensive term

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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