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   pickney

   /ˈpɪkni/

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   • 1. a child: West Indian "me and the pickney have to survive some way"

   Word Origin contraction of piccaninny.

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   What does pickaninny mean?

   • 1. 2. A common, generally-accepted term used in former times to describe young black boys, who were so pictured and identified in some of the National Geographics magazines from the pre-Depression Era of the 1920's. "A pickaninny and his daily collection of cotton from the fields of southern Alabama." 3.

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   What does Pickney mean?

   • From pickaninny . pickney (plural pickneys) ( Caribbean, Jamaica, Belize, MLE, MTE, informal) A child . And he tell my father about country and where he can go and he can take him pickney with him and when he say pickney I shake but nobody know that me under the cover. Derived from English pickaninny.

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   How do you pluralize Pickney?

   • 4. Pickney Someone who is a child. To pluralize "pickney", add "dem" to the end, e.g. "pickney dem" Pickney Pictures 5. Pickney Pickney Pictures Want to add a word? What do you think? Learn Jamaican Patois & Get more of the Jamaican Vibe with our easy to follow video lessons.

   Pickney | Patois Definition on Jamaican Patwah

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   What does Pickney mean in Jamaica?

   • A pretty dunce is the Jamaican equivalent of a dumb blonde. She’s very attractive, but doesn’t know the difference between there and dear, and can’t find Germany on a map. Pickney is commonly used to refer to a child, in the same way Americans use the word “kid”. Owing to our British roots, proper etiquette is very important in Jamaica.

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   What is the difference between patois and Pickney?

   • 1. Pickney (Noun) Refers to multiple children. Patois: "Mi have three pickney." English: "I have three children." Hey there! In this guide, we're going to look at family-related terms and expressions because they're super important in Jamaican culture and daily life. 2. Pickney (Noun) Patois: Whoofa pickney dat? English: Whose kid is that?

   Pickney | Patois Definition on Jamaican Patwah

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   What is a good example of a Picaninny?

   • From picaninny . ( Caribbean, informal) A child. Automatically generated practical examples in English: Run up to house an' say, "Wife an' pickney, go up alof', Brar Dead dah come!" Brar Dead come in sit down so in de house wait 'pon dem. Pickney cry out, "Pupa, me hungry!" Say, "Brar Dead, open you han', pickney a come!"

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3. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishPICKNEY definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   Pickney is a Caribbean dialect word for a child, sometimes offensive. It comes from piccaninny, which means a child in British English. See other meanings, pronunciation, and examples of pickney.

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   • Etymology
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   Derived from English pickaninny. Compare Bajan pickney, Bislama pikinini, Pijin pikinini, and Tok Pisin pikinini.

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   IPA(key): /ˈpɪknɪ/

   (when stressed) IPA(key): /ˈpɪkɪnɪ/

   Hyphenation: pick‧ney

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   pickney (plural pickney dem, quantified pickney) (Cassidy/JLU orthography spelling pikni) 1. child 1.1. A: O much pickney yuh gat? B: Mi av a yute an two daughter. 1.1.1. A: How many childrendo you have? B: I have a son and two daughters. 1.1. 2020, Martha Warren Beckwith, compiler, Jamaica Anansi Stories, →ISBN: 1.1.1. “An' he have a bone-hole; wh...

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5. jamaicanpatwah.com › term › PickneyPickney | Patois Definition on Jamaican Patwah

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   English Translation. Child or children. Definition. Someone who is a child. To pluralize "pickney", add "dem" to the end, e.g. "pickney dem". Example Sentences. Patois: Di pickney dem very naughty, dem mus bi punished. English: The children are very naughty, they must be punished. Related Words.

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   Noun. pickney ( pl.pickneys) ( Caribbean, informal) A child. Examples. Automatically generated practical examples in English: Run up to house an' say, "Wife an' pickney, go up alof', Brar Dead dah come!" Brar Dead come in sit down so in de house wait 'pon dem. Pickney cry out, "Pupa, me hungry!" Say, "Brar Dead, open you han', pickney a come!"

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   Define pickney. pickney synonyms, pickney pronunciation, pickney translation, English dictionary definition of pickney. n dialect sometimes offensive Caribbean a child Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991,...

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   Pickney is a Caribbean informal word for a child. It comes from the word picaninny, which means a small or young person.

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