half-breed Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun an offensive term for an offspring of parents of different races (especially of Caucasian and American Indian ancestry)
  2. adjective satellite (of animals) having only one purebred parent
    half-bred; half-blooded.

WordNet


Half"-breed` adjective
Definitions
  1. Half-blooded.
Half"-breed` noun
Definitions
  1. A person who is blooded; the offspring of parents of different races, especially of the American Indian and the white race.

Webster 1913