pickaninny, piccaninny, picaninny

(offensive) a Black child

• Black, black person, blackamoor, Negro, Negroid — a person with dark skin who comes from Africa (or whose ancestors came from Africa)
• child, kid, youngster, minor, shaver, nipper, small fry, tiddler, tike, tyke, fry, nestling — a young person of either sex (between birth and puberty)