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PRONUNCIATION OF PICANINNY

picaninny  [ˈpɪkəˌnɪnɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PICANINNY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Picaninny is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH PICANINNY


Bahraini
bɑːˈreɪnɪ
Cheney
ˈtʃeɪnɪ
destiny
ˈdɛstɪnɪ
ginny
ˈdʒɪnɪ
guinea
ˈɡɪnɪ
lilangeni
ˈlɪlɑːŋˌɡeɪnɪ
lineny
ˈlɪnɪnɪ
mini
ˈmɪnɪ
minnie
ˈmɪnɪ
ninny
ˈnɪnɪ
piccaninny
ˌpɪkəˈnɪnɪ
pickaninny
ˌpɪkəˈnɪnɪ
ragini
ˈraːɡɪnɪ
rainy
ˈreɪnɪ
Rimini
ˈrɪmɪnɪ
scrutiny
ˈskruːtɪnɪ
shiny
ˈʃaɪnɪ
skinny
ˈskɪnɪ
tiny
ˈtaɪnɪ
Trini
ˈtrɪnɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PICANINNY

pica
pica em
Picabia
picacho
picadillo
picador
pical
picamar
picante
picara
Picard
Picardie
Picardy
Picardy third
picaresque
picarian
picaro
picaroon
Picasso
picayune

WORDS THAT END LIKE PICANINNY

brinny
djinny
finny
goldfinny
goldsinny
hinny
pinny
shinny
singing hinny
squinny
tinny
zebrinny

Synonyms and antonyms of picaninny in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «picaninny» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PICANINNY

Find out the translation of picaninny to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of picaninny from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «picaninny» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

picaninny
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

picaninny
570 millions of speakers

English

picaninny
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

picaninny
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

picaninny
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

picaninny
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

picaninny
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

picaninny
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

picaninny
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Picaninny
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

picaninny
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

picaninny
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

picaninny
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Picaninny
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

picaninny
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

picaninny
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

पिकनिकानी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

picaninny
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

picaninny
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

picaninny
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

picaninny
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

picaninny
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

picaninny
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

picaninny
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

picaninny
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

picaninny
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of picaninny

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PICANINNY»

The term «picaninny» is used very little and occupies the 175.781 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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Principal search tendencies and common uses of picaninny
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PICANINNY» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «picaninny» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «picaninny» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about picaninny

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PICANINNY»

Discover the use of picaninny in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to picaninny and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The African Pilot, Or Sailing Directions for the Western ...
Picaninny Lahou is 14 miles to the eastward Picaninny of Fresco. Some rising grounds behind it are called the Lahou. Cacrabah, or small hills. Half Lahou is 15 miles east of Picaninny ; and Salt Town Half Lahou. 2 miles farther, or within 4 ...
‎1856
2
Jefferson and Liberty: Or, Celebration of the Fourth of ...
I thought if they should carry off yer picaninny, it would be more easy to find him again if he was marked. I told the captain I had heard ye call him Gerald; and he said he would mark G. F. on his arm. The poor little thing worried in his sleep ...
J. Horatio Nichols, 1801
3
Dearden's miscellany
Picaninny, picaninny — buccra picaninny," — shouted the negress, as the dog and child were scampering for a twentieth time towards the fore part of the ship. " Come bidder — come hidder." "Come, deary," — added she, as the little girl and  ...
William Dearden, 1839
4
Autumn for a Day-Old Toad
That Would Be White of Us As I watched His Girl Friday on this stormy Sunday night not more than a minute ago, Roscoe Karnes* called his editor to report a woman had a “picaninny” on Michigan Avenue— a jolt to my ear above the thunder.
Terry Scott Boykie, calibre (0.9.19) [http://calibre-ebook.com], 2013
5
Raising Racists: The Socialization of White Children in the ...
David Pilgrim, “The Picaninny Caricature,” Ferris State University Jim Crow Museum of Racist Memorabilia, www.ferris.edu/news/jimcrow/picaninny/. 29. Smithsonian Institute, National Museum of American History Archives, War- shaw  ...
Kristina DuRocher, 2011
6
Babylon Girls: Black Women Performers and the Shaping of the ...
In the United States after the Civil War, it was familiar practice for white women songstresses to take picaninny choruses with them on tour throughout the states. The children were often booked as the pupils of the singer-instructor, and the ...
Jayna Brown, 2009
7
Shadows of Heaven: Gurdjieff and Toomer
Yes, picaninny; you know how picaninny eat?” “You mean with both hands?” “ Good. I see you know very much.” Toomer picked up the piece of melon and ate it . When he had finished he put the rind down and looked at Gurdjieff with a ...
Paul Beekman Taylor, 1998
8
Barbaric Traffic: Commerce and Antislavery in the ...
... know me got dem tings from Tom dere—and me tinke Tom teal dem too—but what den, massa? Dey be only a picaninny cork-screw and a picaninny knife— one cost sixpence and tudda a shilling— and me pay Tom for dem honestly, massa.
Philip GOULD, Philip Gould, 2009
9
Pacific Pidgins and Creoles: Origins, Growth and Development
Bye and bye altogether picaninny belong me he die suppose he no catch him kaikai belong him. ” T asa, him he talk, “What name you talk him, suppose picaninny belong me he no kaikai makasi, he all o'same picaninny belong you, altogether ...
Darrell T. Tryon, Jean-Michel Charpentier, 2004
10
National Character in South African English Children's ...
Phyllis Juby wrote a book called Picaninny: South African Versions of Popular Nursery Rhymes.34 The idea had potential: Wee Picaninny runs through the kraal, Here, there, and everywhere south of the Vaal; Tapping at the window, beating ...
Elwyn Jenkins, 2006

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PICANINNY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term picaninny is used in the context of the following news items.
1
WILD COOT: Forbidden fruit
I am asking myself the difficult question: “How are we going to get the picaninny into the womb of the woman or better still, how are we going to ... «Nation News, May 15»
2
Unreal locations
7 In which fictional place would you come across the Picaninny tribe led by their chief Great Little Big Panther. Optionally, name the most ... «Hindu Business Line, May 15»
3
Regina theatre company presents new 'Peter Pan'
In the original play and book, the native 'Picaninny' tribe of Neverland are called redskins and portrayed as savages. They speak in gibberish ... «News Talk 980 CJME, Mar 15»
4
Twelve Questions: Niki Hastings-McFall
... the fat little picaninny so they adopted me, which made my mother hostage to me for the rest of her life. She did her "duty" but she didn't like it. «New Zealand Herald, Jan 15»
5
Celebrity Big Brother 'groping' scandal: Chloe Goodman wants to …
He appeared to refer to soul singer Alexander O'Neal as a “big, fat negro”, used the term “picaninny” and branded model Cami Li a “half Hindu ... «Mirror.co.uk, Jan 15»
6
The Nutcracker review – ballet doesn't come much more Christmassy
... should be consigned to the same obscurity as the now notorious “picaninny” dance from La Bayadère. Disciples of the postcolonial literary ... «The Guardian, Dec 14»
7
Keene: Why 'Fix' Tiger Lily? Why Can't We Just Let Her Go?
Smithsonian Magazine has a long feature about the racist origins of the original Peter Pan's “Picaninny Tribe,” and anyone who has seen any ... «Indian Country Today Media Network, Dec 14»
8
Black Diggers: out of the trenches at the Brisbane Festival
The “Professor” appears, asserts his authority and, perhaps motivated by scientific curiosity, saves the “picaninny” and goes on to raise him as ... «The Conversation AU, Sep 14»
9
Ask Annie - The Answers
Tonight Annie answered six questions. Why is October the tenth month? What is a Picaninny Dawn? Where does baby powder go when on ... «ABC Online, Jun 14»
10
Of Colonialism, Culture, Lomagundi and Mainini
It comes from Pickaninny (also picaninny or piccaninny) which according to Wikipedia is a term in English which refers to children of black ... «The Herald, Jun 14»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Picaninny [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/picaninny>. May 2024 ».
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