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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
piccaninny /ˈpɪkənɪni/ (US pickaninny)

▶noun (pl. piccaninnies) offensive a small black child. ▶adjective archaic very small.

– origin C17: from W. Ind. Creole, from Sp. pequeño or Port. pequeno ‘little’, pequenino ‘tiny’.

'piccaninny' also found in these Oxford entries:

pickaninny - pickney

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