half-breed
A person of mixed racial parentage or ancestry, especially one of mixed white and…A person of mixed racial parentage or ancestry, especially one of mixed white and American Indian parentage (metis, métis, Metis, Métis; mestizo).
Meaning
2 senses(dated, derogatory, ethnic, offensive, slur)A person of mixed racial parentage or ancestry, especially one of mixed white and American Indian parentage (metis, métis, Metis, Métis; mestizo).
Mischling, Bastard, Halbblut
полукро́вкаpolukróvka, мети́сmetís, мети́скаmetíska
напівкро́вокnapivkróvok, напівкро́вкаnapivkróvka, мети́сmetýs
an offensive term for an offspring of parents of different racial group (especially of Caucasian and American Indian ancestry)
A hybrid animal or plant.
Translations
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Origin
From half- + breed.From half- + breed.
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