picaninny vs minor

minor vs picaninny

picaninny and minor both are nouns.

picaninny is not an adjective while minor is an adjective.

picaninny is not a verb while minor is a verb.

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

As nouns, minor is a hypernym of picaninny; that is, minor is a word with a broader meaning than picaninny:

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

Other hypernyms of picaninny include African-American, Black, Negro, Negroid, child, fry, kid, nestling, nipper, shaver, small fry, tiddler, tike, tyke, youngster, Black person, blackamoor.

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

picaninny (adjective)	minor (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

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

Difference between picaninny and minor

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