half-breed
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half-breed¹
Where it comes from
From half- + breed.
noun half-breeds · halfbreed
- A person of mixed racial parentage or ancestry, especially one of mixed white and American Indian parentage (metis, métis, Metis, Métis; mestizo). Except for a few half-breeds in the town, there are no native Christians in the island of Timor.
- A hybrid animal or plant.
Similar: breed
adjective halfbreed
- having dual heritage; having mixed racial parentage or ancestry
- Hybridized; having one purebred parent; descended from parents of different breeds or with different traits
Half-Breed²
Where it comes from
From half-breed, half- + breed.
noun Half-Breeds
- A member of the Half-Breeds, a former Republican political party during the Gilded Age.
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noun
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noun derogatory: person of racially mixed ancestry
| Español | mestizo, mestiza |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 혼혈 honhyeol, 혼혈아 honhyeora |
| 日本語 | 混血児 konketsuji, 間の子 ainoko |
| 中文 | 混血兒 /混血儿 hùnxuè'ér, hùnxuě'ér, hùnxiě'ér |
| Français | métis, métisse |
| Deutsch | Mischling, Bastard, Halbblut, Mestize, Métis |
| Italiano | meticcio, meticcia |
| Русский | полукро́вка polukróvka, мети́с metís, мети́ска metíska |
| עברית | בֶּן תַּעֲרוֹבֶת ben ta'aróvet |
adj having one purebred parent; hybrid; of mixed racial parentage or ancestry
| Español | mestizo |
|---|---|
| Français | métis |
| Deutsch | Mischlings- |
| Italiano | meticcio |
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