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===Etymology=== | ===Etymology=== | ||
| − | + | From West Indies: '' Pickaninny'' use to refer to babies and more widely referring to small children'' | |
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* pìkîn | * pìkîn | ||
<sm2>Pcm-ng-pikin.f.ogg</sm2> | <sm2>Pcm-ng-pikin.f.ogg</sm2> | ||
<sm2>Pcm-ng-pikin.m.ogg</sm2> | <sm2>Pcm-ng-pikin.m.ogg</sm2> | ||
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===Noun=== | ===Noun=== | ||
| − | * | + | * Small omomo wey dem just born wey never grow finish. |
| − | + | :* {{ux|dv|Di gumbody country dem sign sey dem go respect di right of di '''pikin''' dem.|Egbokhare_2020, no translation}} | |
| − | + | :* {{ux|dv|'''Pikin''' go get… |(JOS_09_Wife-And-Mother-In-Law_M__57, A child will have...)}} | |
| − | + | :* {{ux|dv|How dat '''pikin'''… |(WAZK_05_Reincarnation_DG__83, How will that child...)}} | |
| − | + | * Di person wey no be [[sabi man]]. | |
| − | * Di person | + | :* {{ux|dv|You think sey I be '''pikin''' for dis job. |(NSC_Tella_2020, Do you think that I'm a novice in this job)}} |
| − | :{{ux|dv|You think sey I be '''pikin''' for dis job. |(NSC_Tella_2020, Do you think that I'm a novice in this job)}} | ||
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Revision as of 11:53, 9 July 2021
Naija
Alternative forms
Etymology
From West Indies: Pickaninny use to refer to babies and more widely referring to small children
Pronunciation
- pìkîn
Noun
- Small omomo wey dem just born wey never grow finish.
- Di gumbody country dem sign sey dem go respect di right of di pikin dem. — Egbokhare_2020, no translation
- Pikin go get… — (JOS_09_Wife-And-Mother-In-Law_M__57, A child will have...)
- How dat pikin… — (WAZK_05_Reincarnation_DG__83, How will that child...)
- Di person wey no be sabi man.
- You think sey I be pikin for dis job. — (NSC_Tella_2020, Do you think that I'm a novice in this job)
Related forms
Synonyms
- children 0.75 1537, blood.
Translations
- English: child