piccaninny
英 ['pɪkənɪnɪ; ,pɪkə'nɪnɪ]
美[,pɪkə'nɪni]
- n. 黑人的小孩；小孩子
- adj. 非常小的
词态变化
复数: piccaninnies;
中文词源
piccaninny 小黑鬼
西印度群岛方言，来自西班牙语pequeno,小的，可能来自古凯尔特语*pett,小的，词源同piece,petite.最初用于亲切称呼，后用于骂人。
英文词源
- piccaninny (n.)
- also pickaninny, 1650s, from West Indies patois, formed as a diminutive from Spanish pequeño or Portuguese pequeno "little, small," of uncertain origin, related to French petit (see petit (adj.)). As late as 1836 applied affectionately to any small child or baby, regardless of race.