piccaninny

pic·ca·nin·ny

P p

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [pik-uh-nin-ee]
- /ˈpɪk əˌnɪn i/
- /ˌpɪk.ə.ˈnɪ.ni/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [pik-uh-nin-ee]
- /ˈpɪk əˌnɪn i/

Definitions of piccaninny word

abbreviation PICCANINNY pickaninny. 1
noun plural piccaninny a term used to refer to a black child. 1
noun piccaninny a small Black or Aboriginal child 0
noun piccaninny tiny 0
abbreviation PICCANINNY pickaninny 0

See all 5 definitions of piccaninny

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Origin of piccaninny

First appearance:

before 1650

One of the 45% oldest English words

First recorded in 1650-60

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Piccaninny

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Piccaninny

piccaninny popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 44% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 57% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

piccaninny usage trend in Literature

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