half-breed

Meaning

Noun

1. (dated, derogatory, ethnic, offensive, slur) A person of mixed racial parentage or ancestry, especially one of mixed white and American Indian parentage (metis, métis, Metis, Métis; mestizo).
2. A hybrid animal or plant.

Adj

1. (dated, derogatory, offensive) having dual heritage; having mixed racial parentage or ancestry
2. Hybridized; having one purebred parent; descended from parents of different breeds or with different traits

Synonyms

half-caste

half-blood

hybrid

mestizo

half-blooded

half-bred

mongrel

illegitimate child

mulatto

spurious

pseudo-

metis

of mixed blood

mixed-blood

albino

half-bloode

bastard

breed

crossbreed

false

half-and-half

half blood

Translations

métis

mestizo

meticcio

Mischling

métisse

μιγάς

mischerbig

mestís

demi-sang

bâtard

albinos

υβριδικός

mêtis

bastardo

híbrid

Etymology

From half- + breed.