half-breed

half-breed

(hăf′brēd′, häf′-) Offensive

n.

A person of mixed racial descent, especially a person of Native American and white parentage.

adj.

Of mixed racial descent.

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half-breed

n

(Genetics) offensive a person whose parents are of different races, esp the offspring of a White person and an American Indian

adj

(Genetics) of, relating to, or designating offspring of people or animals of different races or breeds

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half′-breed`

n., adj.

usage: This term is usually used with disparaging intent and perceived as insulting, implying that a person of mixed race is somehow different or inferior. However, half-breed is also used as a neutral descriptive term.

— Usually Disparaging and Offensive. n.

1. (a term used to refer to the offspring of parents of different races, esp. the offspring of an American Indian and a white person of European descent.)

adj.

2. of or pertaining to such offspring.

[1750–60, Amer.]

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	half-breed - an offensive term for an offspring of parents of different races (especially of Caucasian and American Indian ancestry) depreciation - a communication that belittles somebody or something half-caste - an offensive term for the offspring of parents of different races or cultures
Adj.	1.	half-breed - (of animals) having only one purebred parent half-blooded, half-bred animal, animate being, beast, creature, fauna, brute - a living organism characterized by voluntary movement crossbred - bred from parents of different varieties or species

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Translations

half-breed

[ˈhɑːfbriːd] N (= animal) → híbrido m; (= person) (pej) → mestizo/a m/f

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half-breed

[ˈhɑːfˌbriːd] n → mezzosangue m

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