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Negro vs piccaninny

piccaninny vs Negro

Negro and piccaninny both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
Negro Yes No No No
piccaninny Yes No No No
As nouns, piccaninny is a hyponym of Negro; that is, piccaninny 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
  • piccaninny: (ethnic slur) offensive term for a Black child
Negro (noun) piccaninny (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 piccaninny

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