"pickney" meaning in Jamaican Creole

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Noun

IPA: /ˈpɪknɪ/, /ˈpɪkɪnɪ/ Forms: pickney dem [plural], pickney [quantified]
Etymology: Derived from English pickaninny. Compare Bajan pickney, Bislama pikinini, Pijin pikinini, and Tok Pisin pikinini. Etymology templates: {{glossary|derived terms|Derived}} Derived, {{der|jam|en|pickaninny|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} English pickaninny, {{der+|jam|en|pickaninny}} Derived from English pickaninny, {{cog|bjs|pickney}} Bajan pickney, {{cog|bi|pikinini}} Bislama pikinini, {{cog|pis|pikinini}} Pijin pikinini, {{cog|tpi|pikinini}} Tok Pisin pikinini Head templates: {{head|jam|nouns|10=pikni|head=pickney}} pickney, {{jam-noun|jlu=pikni}} pickney (plural pickney dem, quantified pickney) (Cassidy/JLU orthography spelling pikni)
  1. child Wikipedia link: Cassidy/JLU orthography Categories (topical): Age, Children, Family members, People Synonyms: pickeney, pikni, pikny
    Sense id: en-pickney-jam-noun-3cnmaRlC Categories (other): Jamaican Creole entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries

Alternative forms

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