Synonyms & related words for piccaninnies

Find synonyms, related words, and the definition of piccaninnies. Dendril is a free visual thesaurus that shows them on an interactive map where stronger matches sit closer to the center — no signup, no ads.

Words related to piccaninnies

Explore words related to piccaninnies — words associated with it, words that go with it, and its nearest matches in meaning. Related words include pickaninny, child, bantling, stripling, kid, kiddo, youngster, boy. Click any word to make it the center of the map and keep exploring the web of connections.

Where does piccaninnies come from?

The word piccaninnies breaks down into 3 roots of Portuguese, Spanish, and English origin: picca, from Portuguese pequeno (“little, small”); ninni, from Spanish nino (“child”); and -es, from English -es (“plural”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.