piccaninny
noun
1
an Australian Aboriginal child. Considered offensive AUSTRALIA, 1817.
2
a small black child; children; occasionally any black person. From Spanish pequeño (small) or Portuguese pequeno (small). Originally applied in the West Indies and US without being considered racist; now highly offensive and derogatory or, in a black-on-black context, judgemental and negative. Also variants 'piccanin', 'picaninny', 'pickaninny' and 'pickney' UK, 1785