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piccaninny vs African-American

African-American vs piccaninny

piccaninny and African-American both are nouns.

piccaninny is not an adjective while African-American is an adjective.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
piccaninny Yes No No No
African-American Yes Yes No No
As nouns, African-American is a hypernym of piccaninny; that is, African-American is a word with a broader meaning than piccaninny:
  • piccaninny: (ethnic slur) offensive term for a Black child
  • African-American: a person with African ancestry, "Negro" and "Negroid" are archaic and pejorative today
Other hypernyms of piccaninny include Black, Negro, Negroid, child, fry, kid, minor, nestling, nipper, shaver, small fry, tiddler, tike, tyke, youngster, Black person, blackamoor.
piccaninny (noun) African-American (noun)
(ethnic slur) offensive term for a Black child a person with African ancestry, "Negro" and "Negroid" are archaic and pejorative today
piccaninny (adjective) African-American (adjective)
pertaining to or characteristic of Americans of African ancestry
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