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Monday, December 23rd, 2024
the Fourth Week of Advent
the Fourth Week of Advent
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Bible Encyclopedias
Piccaninny
1911 Encyclopedia Britannica
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or Pickaninny, a word applied originally by the negroes of the West Indies to their babies. It is adapted either from Span. pequeno, small, or Port. pequenino, very small. The word spread with the slave trade to America, and has since been adopted in Australia and in South Africa.
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Chisholm, Hugh, General Editor. Entry for 'Piccaninny'. 1911 Encyclopedia Britanica. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/bri/p/piccaninny.html. 1910.
Chisholm, Hugh, General Editor. Entry for 'Piccaninny'. 1911 Encyclopedia Britanica. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/bri/p/piccaninny.html. 1910.
