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has gloss	(noun) (ethnic slur) offensive term for a Black child piccaninny, picaninny, pickaninny
has gloss	eng: Pickaninny (also picaninny or piccaninny) is a potentially offensive derogatory term in English which refers to children of black descent or a racial caricature thereof. It is a pidgin word form, which may be derived from the Portuguese pequenino (an affectionate term derived from pequeno, "little"), though may instead be derived from the Zulu word "pikinini" meaning "small child." The term has also been used in the past to describe aboriginal Australians, although it is now rarely used and is not viewed as offensive as in other countries .
lexicalization	eng: picaninny
lexicalization	eng: piccaninny
lexicalization	eng: Pick a ninny
lexicalization	eng: Pick-a-ninny
lexicalization	eng: pickaninny
subclass of	(noun) a person with dark skin who comes from Africa (or whose ancestors came from Africa) Negroid, Negro, Black, Black person, blackamoor
subclass of	(noun) a young person of either sex; "she writes books for children"; "they're just kids"; "`tiddler' is a British term for youngster" tyke, minor, shaver, kid, small fry, tiddler, fry, nestling, nipper, tike, youngster, child

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media:img	Beano Jan 6 1940.jpg
media:img	Picaninny Freeze.jpg