HyperDic: mixed-blood

English > 1 sense of the word mixed-blood:
NOUNperson mixed-blooda person whose ancestors belonged to two or more races
English > mixed-blood: 1 sense > noun 1, person
MeaningA person whose ancestors belonged to two or more races.
NarrowerMetisA person in western Canada who is of Caucasian and American Indian ancestry
half-casteAn offensive term for the offspring of parents of different races or cultures
mulattoAn offspring of a black and a white parent
octoroonAn offspring of a quadroon and a white parent
quadroonAn offspring of a mulatto and a white parent
Broaderperson, individual, someone, somebody, mortal, soulA human being

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