Picaninny (Noun)

Meaning

(ethnic slur) offensive term for a Black child.

Classification

Nouns denoting people.

Usages

• Disparagement
• Depreciation
• Ethnic Slur

Synonyms

• Piccaninny
• Pickaninny

Hypernyms

• Kid
• Small Fry
• African-American
• Tyke
• Negroid
• Nestling
• Black
• Fry
• Shaver
• Tiddler
• Minor
• Child
• Nipper
• Tike