Definition of Mulatto

1. Noun. An offspring of a black and a white parent.

Language type: Archaicism, Archaism
Generic synonyms: Mixed-blood

Definition of Mulatto

1. n. The offspring of a negress by a white man, or of a white woman by a negro, -- usually of a brownish yellow complexion.

Definition of Mulatto

1. Noun. (context: often pejorative) A person of mixed African and Caucasian descent. ¹

2. Noun. (context: census) Anyone born to two half-African and half-Caucasian parents. ¹

3. Noun. (context: census) Anyone who is three quarters African and one quarter Caucasian, or one quarter African and three quarters Caucasian. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Mulatto

1. the offspring of one white and one black parent [n -TOES or -TOS]

Medical Definition of Mulatto

1. Origin: Sp. & Pg. Mulato, masc, mulata, fem, of a mixed breed, fr. Mulo mule, L. Mulus. See Mule. The offspring of a negress by a white man, or of a white woman by a negro, usually of a brownish yellow complexion. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Mulatto

muke
mukes
mukhinite
mukhtar
mukhtars
mukluk
mukluks
muktuk
muktuks
mulada
muladas
mulai
mulatresses
mulatta
mulattas
mulatto (current term)
mulattoes
mulattos
mulattress
mulay
mulberries
mulberry
mulberry calculus
mulberry family
mulberry fig
mulberry ovary
mulberry spots
mulberry tree
mulberrylike

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