Definition of Half-breed

1. Noun. An offensive term for an offspring of parents of different races (especially of Caucasian and American Indian ancestry).

Language type: Depreciation, Derogation, Disparagement
Generic synonyms: Half-caste

2. Adjective. (of animals) having only one purebred parent.
Exact synonyms: Half-blooded, Half-bred
Category relationships: Animal, Animate Being, Beast, Brute, Creature, Fauna
Similar to: Crossbred

Medical Definition of Half-breed

1. A person who is blooded; the offspring of parents of different races, especially of the American Indian and the white race. See: Half-blooded. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Half-breed

Haley
half
half
half(a)
half-a-gram stain
half-and-half
half-and-half dressing
half-axial projection
half-baked
half-blooded
half-blooded
half-bound
half-bred
half-bred
half-breed (current term)
half-breed (current term)
half-brother
half-caste
half-century
half-chair form
half-clothed
half-cock
half-crazed
half-deck
half-fish
half-free morel
half-glass spectacles
half-hapten
half-hardy
half-hearted

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