Synonyms & related words for pickaninnies

Find synonyms, related words, and the definition of pickaninnies. 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 pickaninnies

Explore words related to pickaninnies — words associated with it, words that go with it, and its nearest matches in meaning. Related words include piccaninny, picaninny, niggerling, octaroon, mulattress, mulatto, piccanin, child. Click any word to make it the center of the map and keep exploring the web of connections.

Where does pickaninnies come from?

The word pickaninnies breaks down into 3 roots of Portuguese, Spanish, and English origin: picka, 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.