Associations to the word «Pickaninny»

Wiktionary

PICKANINNY, adjective. (Southern US) (Australia) Little, small.
PICKANINNY, noun. (slang) (offensive) (derogatory) A black child.

Dictionary definition

PICKANINNY, noun. (ethnic slur) offensive term for a Black child.

Wise words

A word is not a crystal, transparent and unchanged; it is the skin of a living thought and may vary greatly in color and content according to the circumstances and time in which it is used.
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.