pickney

== English == === Etymology === From pickaninny. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈpɪk.ni/ === Noun === pickney (plural pickneys) (Caribbean, Jamaica, Belize, MLE, MTE, informal) A child. == Antigua and Barbuda Creole English == === Noun === pickney alternative spelling of pikni == Jamaican Creole == === Alternative forms === pickeney, pikni, pikny === Etymology === Derived from English pickaninny. Compare Bajan pickney, Bislama pikinini, Pijin pikinini, Tok Pisin pikinini and Australian Kriol biginini. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈpɪknɪ/ (when stressed) IPA(key): /ˈpɪkɪnɪ/ Hyphenation: pick‧ney === Noun === pickney (plural pickney dem, quantified pickney, Cassidy/JLU orthography spelling pikni) child