minor vs picaninny

picaninny vs minor

minor and picaninny both are nouns.

minor is an adjective but picaninny is not an adjective.

minor is a verb but picaninny is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
minor	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
picaninny	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, picaninny is a hyponym of minor; that is, picaninny is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than minor:

minor: a young person of either sex
picaninny: (ethnic slur) offensive term for a Black child

Other hyponyms of minor include bairn, buster, changeling, child prodigy, infant prodigy, wonder child, foster-child, foster child, fosterling, imp, monkey, rapscallion, rascal, scalawag, scallywag, scamp, kiddie, kiddy, orphan, peanut, piccaninny, pickaninny, poster child, kindergartener, kindergartner, preschooler, silly, sprog, bambino, toddler, tot, yearling, urchin, street child, waif.

minor (noun)	picaninny (noun)
a young person of either sex	(ethnic slur) offensive term for a Black child

minor (adjective)	picaninny (adjective)
inferior in number or size or amount
lesser in scope or effect
not of legal age
(of a scale or mode) having half steps between the second and third degrees, and (usually) the fifth and sixth degrees, and the seventh and eighth degrees
of your secondary field of academic concentration or specialization
of lesser importance or stature or rank
of lesser seriousness or danger
of the younger of two boys with the same family name
relatively moderate, limited, or small
warranting only temporal punishment

minor (verb)	picaninny (verb)
have as one's secondary field of study

Difference between minor and picaninny

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