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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 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?

   • 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? Get exclusive content and stay informed in our Newsletter Pickney definition, pronunciation, and example sentences on Jamaican Patwah. | Pickney - Refers to multiple children.

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   Where does the name Pickney come from?

   • Derived from English pickaninny. Compare Bajan pickney, Bislama pikinini, Pijin pikinini, and Tok Pisin pikinini . pickney ( plural pickney dem, quantified pickney) ( Cassidy/JLU orthography spelling pikni )

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

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   a childish or immature person. 7. a member of a family or tribe; descendant. a child of Israel. 8. a person or thing regarded as the product of an influence or environment. a child of nature. 9. English Midlands and Western England dialect.

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   Apr 7, 2024 · pickney ( plural pickney dem, quantified pickney) ( Cassidy/JLU orthography spelling pikni ) child. A: O much pickney yuh gat? B: Mi av a yute an two daughter. A: How many children do you have?

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   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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   pickney What does pickney‎ mean? pickney (English) Origin & history From picaninny. Noun pickney (pl. pickneys) (Caribbean, informal) A child.

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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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    Oct 22, 2013 · Definition. Means child or children. Example Sentences (patois) Whoofa pickney dis? (english) Whoose child is this? Related Words . Hot Steppa , Baby madda , Badman , Bait , posted by anonymous on April 25, 2013. Pickney Pictures