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Webster 1913 Edition


Pickaninny

Pick′a-ninˊny

(pĭk′ȧ-nĭnˊny̆)
,
Noun.
;
pl.
Pickaninnies
(pĭk′ȧ-nĭnˊnĭz)
.
[Cf. Sp.
pequeño
little, young.]
A small child; especially, a negro or mulatto infant. Now (2001) used primarily in the latter sense, and in that sense often considered derogatory.
[U.S. & West Indies]