piccanin

/ (ˈpɪkəˌnɪn, ˌpɪkəˈnɪn) /

noun

Southern African offensive a Black African child

Word Origin for piccanin

variant of piccaninny

Example sentences from the Web for piccanin

  • Sophie shouted to Piccanin to bring another glass, and pushed the soda and lemons across the table.

    Poppy |Cynthia Stockley