niggerling

English

Etymology

From nigger +‎ -ling.

Noun

niggerling (plural niggerlings)

1. (dated, offensive, ethnic slur) A young or small black person.
   • 1981, Ronald Firbank, Five Novels, (New Directions Publishing), page 142:

     'Yes, missey,' the niggerling acquiesced, bestowing a slow smile on Snob and Snowball, who had accompanied him into the room.

   • For more quotations using this term, see Citations:niggerling.

Synonyms

• niglet
• pickaninny