half-breed

== English == === Alternative forms === halfbreed === Etymology === From half- +‎ breed. === Noun === half-breed (plural half-breeds) (dated, derogatory, offensive, ethnic slur) A person of mixed racial parentage or ancestry, especially one of mixed white and American Indian parentage (metis, métis, Metis, Métis; mestizo). A hybrid animal or plant. ==== Synonyms ==== breed (short form for half-breed) ==== Translations ==== === Adjective === half-breed (of a person, dated, derogatory, offensive) having dual heritage; having mixed racial parentage or ancestry (of an animal or plant) Hybridized; having one purebred parent; descended from parents of different breeds or with different traits ==== Translations ==== === See also ===