mixed-race

[ mikst-reys ]

adjective

, Sometimes Disparaging and Offensive.

1. denoting or relating to a person whose parents belong to different racial or ethnic groups:

   mixed-race Brazilians.

mixed-race

adjective

1. relating to or characteristic of people of different ethnic origins

Usage

The term mixed-race may well cause offence. The people so labelled might object to being thought of as a mixture, and identify with one ethnic group. Possible alternatives when referring specifically to ethic origins are of mixed ethnicity and of mixed ethnic origin

Sensitive Note

Despite the stigma sometimes associated with a mixed-race heritage and the fact that some mixed-race people identify with just one ethnic group, the term itself is usually considered acceptable.

Word History and Origins

Origin of mixed-race¹

First recorded in 1860–65

Example Sentences

It's not only the mixed-race family at the centre of the film which make it feel of the times.

From BBC

He could have done without the Fernandez controversy during pre-season, when the midfielder posted a video on social media showing him and his Argentina team-mates in a racist and discriminatory chant questioning the heritage of France's black and mixed-race players.

From BBC

It certainly did not sit well with the many French black and mixed-race players in the Chelsea squad, and could have derailed team spirit before the season had even started.

From BBC

She grew up in postwar Vietnam as a mixed-race child of an American soldier.

From Slate

I can safely say that neither of us would have ever imagined the possibility that there could be a mixed-race woman—one of half Asian and half Black descent, just like my mother—running for one of the most powerful offices in the country.

From Slate