Word: darkies
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: dar
kies
Definition: Plural of darky; offensive term for Black people
Morphemes:
Affix: dark
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To make dark, darken; to obscure.
Affix: -ie
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Forming diminutive or affectionate forms of nouns or names.
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form the plural of nouns that correctly take just an "s" in the plural. See greengrocer’s apostrophe.