half-breed

[ haf-breed, hahf- ]

noun

1. a contemptuous term used to refer to the offspring of parents of different racial origin, especially the offspring of an American Indian and a white person of European descent.

adjective

1. of or relating to such offspring.

half-breed

noun

1. offensive.
   a person whose parents are of different races, esp the offspring of a White person and an American Indian

adjective

1. of, relating to, or designating offspring of people or animals of different races or breeds

Word History and Origins

Origin of half-breed¹

An Americanism dating back to 1750–60

Example Sentences

Trump stopped short of using terms like “half-breed” or “unpure,” but the message was clear: mixed-race folks and those of multiple ethnicities are oddball anomalies, flip-floppers who must pick one identity to be trusted.

From Los Angeles Times

As a child he’s called “half-breed” and beaten up.

From Los Angeles Times

They embraced this biracial heritage with their name, Azkals, a local slang for a mongrel or half-breed dog.

From BBC

Aquaman is called a "half-breed abomination," "mongrel," "half breed," and "tainted."

From Salon

Jews were not allowed to join the Hitler Youth, not even a Mischling, or “half-breed” child who had one non-Jewish parent, no matter how Aryan the child looked.

From Literature