Pickney

In the English-speaking Caribbean, in patois, the word is “pickney.” ❋ Unknown (2009)

"You go leave with a group of pickney-them there." ❋ Unknown (2006)

"And you, you little pickney-child, I have something definite for you." ❋ Unknown (2006)

"Ol 'Doc, he say debbil-tree make um act that way," muttered the negro, as he ran, "pickney he think um crabs big as a mule!" ❋ Francis Rolt-Wheeler (1918)

A tink mi wife tell mi sey di more pickney yuh a have a di langa it goh. ❋ Joelle "Wendy" Wright (2010)

Ms. Palomina is distraught 'cause she lose ar pickney an she haff wan himposter inna de house wid ar. ❋ Dulcimer Robothom (2009)

She often said to my face: "You are not Smith's pickney." ❋ Unknown (2009)

Golding also noted that his government makes resources available to children in opposition controlled garrisons since 'dem a smaddy (somebody) pickney too'. ❋ Unknown (2009)

The woman feels insecure in this relationship, and is even embarrassed when her friends speak of their husbands while she refers to her perennial boyfriend as her gentleman or the children's father or more crudely put, "Mi man" or "dem pickney puppa". ❋ Unknown (2009)

But I agree, just because some black Americans in the Virgin Islands use the term “pickney” or some people in South Africa use “colored” doesn’t mean it’s appropriate for profitable use by a sports team here in mainstream/mainland America. ❋ Unknown (2009)

"Mister Ol 'Doc," he said, "this pickney down by de debbil-trees, they got um sartain. ❋ Francis Rolt-Wheeler (1918)

"pretty and cute", healthy, bouncing and strong, this most certainly emboldens a man's ego "to know seh a fi 'im pickney dat". ❋ Unknown (2009)

A few years ago I was in a barber chair when the young woman that was trimming me said, "Mark, dem grey hair yah come like some bad breed pickney. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Da [pickney] dem [mek] [bare noise] the children make loads of noise ❋ Chloe (2004)

[Move] the [pickney] to the [other bed]. ❋ Mike Was A Housekey (2021)

[gotta go] home n feed [dem] [likkle] pickneys ❋ Exxplicit (2003)

[Gwarn] an get [ya] [pickney] ❋ RAAYLAA (2021)

da [bwai] is a [bong belly pickney] [yu] chop all the food like yu`re a bong belly pickney ❋ Tade (2006)