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piccanin

n. (South African) (context derogatory ethnic slur English) A small (usually black) child; a tot; a toddler.

Usage examples of "piccanin".

His boss boy should have been waiting for him in the drive, and Johnny was furious to find no sign of him nor the piccanin who was his assistant.

Johnny was furious to find no sign of him nor the piccanin who was his assistant.