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A derogatory term that in English usage refers to black children, or a caricature of them which is widely considered racist. The word is likely derived from the Portuguese pequenino (derived from pequeno, "little"). Pickaninny refers to oft-depicted physical stereotypes of young African slave or [African American] children: bulging eyes, unkempt hair, red lips and wide mouth into which they stuffed large slices of watermelon. Today, use of the term by persons of any race in English speaking countries is seen as distasteful, though at one time it was used within [African American] families to refer to their children in an [affectionate] manner. Versions of the word are still used in some pidgin dialects, including Caribbean English, where it usually means "child" or "young'un"
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