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pickaninnie

pickaninnie is the alternative form of pickaninny.

Meaning of pickaninny

Noun

pickaninny (plural pickaninnies)

  1. (colloquial, ethnic, offensive, slur) A black child.
    • Governor,— that will make a good settler,— that's my Pickaninny!1817 January 4, Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Observer, Sydney

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Forms of pickaninnie

pluralpickaninnies

Questions about pickaninnie

What is pickaninnie the alternative form of?
Pickaninnie is the alternative form of pickaninny.

Words near pickaninnie in the dictionary

  1. pickadills
  2. pickadilly
  3. pickadils
  4. pickage
  5. pickages
  6. pickaninnie
  7. pickaninnies
  8. pickaninny
  9. pickaninny Christmas
  10. pickapack
  11. Pickar

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