Pickaninny /(pĭk"ȧ*nĭn`ny̆)/

pl. Pickaninnies ((pĭk"ȧ*nĭn`nĭz))

1. A small child; especially, a negro or mulatto infant. Now (2001) used primarily in the latter sense, and in that sense often considered derogatory. [U.S. & West Indies]