piccaninny

Her recent graduation from a skinny piccaninny with brief skirts and stiffly wrapped braids into the dignity of a long calico dress and starched white turban was an intoxicating affair.

不久前她还是个皮包骨头黑小妞，穿简单短，呆板发辫，如俨然一派保姆，穿印花布连衣长，戴浆洗得硬挺雪白头巾。