Associations to the word «Half-breed»

Wiktionary

HALF-BREED, noun. (derogatory) A person of mixed racial parentage or ancestry, especially one of mixed white and American Indian parentage.
HALF-BREED, adjective. (of an animal) having one purebred parent; hybrid

Dictionary definition

HALF-BREED, noun. An offensive term for an offspring of parents of different races (especially of Caucasian and American Indian ancestry).
HALF-BREED, adjective. (of animals) having only one purebred parent.

Wise words

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John Locke