WordCmp.com

Negro vs picaninny

picaninny vs Negro

Negro and picaninny both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
Negro Yes No No No
picaninny Yes No No No
As nouns, picaninny is a hyponym of Negro; that is, picaninny is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than Negro:
  • Negro: a person with African ancestry, "Negro" and "Negroid" are archaic and pejorative today
  • picaninny: (ethnic slur) offensive term for a Black child
Negro (noun) picaninny (noun)
a person with African ancestry, "Negro" and "Negroid" are archaic and pejorative today (ethnic slur) offensive term for a Black child
Difference between Negro and picaninny

© WordCmp.com 2024, CC-BY 4.0 / CC-BY-SA 3.0.