Synonyms & related words for pickaninny

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

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

Where does pickaninny come from?

The word pickaninny breaks down into 2 roots of Portuguese and Spanish origin: picka, from Portuguese pequeno (“little, small”); and ninny, from Spanish nino (“child”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.