Pickaninny Definition
pĭkə-nĭnē
pickaninnies
Other Word Forms of Pickaninny
Noun
Singular:
pickaninny
Plural:
pickaninniesOrigin of Pickaninny
Possibly from Spanish pequeño small niño child or from Portuguese pequenino diminutive of pequeno small
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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From Spanish pequeño (“little, small"), or Portuguese pequeno (“little, small") or pequenino (“small one, young one")
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