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What (who) is piccaninny - definition
PIDGIN TERM FOR CHILD, ALSO A RACIAL SLUR
Pickanniny; Picaninny; Pickaninnies; Pick a ninny; Pick-a-ninny; Pickaninnie; Picaninnies; Pickney; Piccannin; Piccaninnies; Pikinini; Biginini; Piccaninny
![Advertisement for the comedy short film ''The Pickaninny'' (1921) with [[Ernie Morrison]] aka "Sunshine Sammy."](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/"Hal Roach presents Sunshine Sammy in The Pickaninny" (1921).jpg?width=200 "Advertisement for the comedy short film ''The Pickaninny'' (1921) with [[Ernie Morrison]] aka \"Sunshine Sammy.\"")
![black]] children, titled "Eight Little Pickaninnies Kneeling in a row, Puerto Rico", published in 1902 or 1903.](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/1902 - 1903 postcard depicting eight black children with a palm tree in Puerto Rico.jpg?width=200 "black]] children, titled \"Eight Little Pickaninnies Kneeling in a row, Puerto Rico\", published in 1902 or 1903.")
![Buk bilong Pikinini}} ('Books for Children') in [[Port Moresby]], an independent [[not-for-profit organisation]].](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Children at Buk bilong Pikinini (books for children). Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea. (10682223463).jpg?width=200 "Buk bilong Pikinini}} ('Books for Children') in [[Port Moresby]], an independent [[not-for-profit organisation]].")
![Dusters]], or, Piccaninny Rag", sheet music of an 1898 song by [[William Krell]].](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Piccaninny Rag 1898.jpg?width=200 "Dusters]], or, Piccaninny Rag\", sheet music of an 1898 song by [[William Krell]].")
piccaninny
['p?k?n?ni]
(US pickaninny)
¦ noun (plural piccaninnies) offensive a small black child.
¦ adjective archaic very small.
Origin
C17: from W. Ind. Creole, from Sp. pequeno or Port. pequeno 'little', pequenino 'tiny'.
Piccaninny
Piccaninny, with variant spellings Pickaninny, Piccaninnie, Picaninny and Pickaninnie, Piccininni may refer to:
pickney
Wikipedia
Pickaninny
Pickaninny (also picaninny, piccaninny or pickinninie) is a pidgin word for a small child, possibly derived from the Portuguese pequenino ('boy, child, very small, tiny'). In North America, pickaninny is a racial slur for African American children. It can also refer to a derogatory caricature of a dark-skinned child of African descent.
