Home

Visit Our Sites

Unabridged Dictionary

Learner's Dictionary

Word Central for Kids

Collegiate Dictionary

Premium Services

Unabridged Dictionary

Collegiate Dictionary

Encyclopedia Britannica

Institutional Subscriptions

Citing the Dictionary

Also Visit:
Unabridged
Visual

ESL:
Learner's
for Kids:
Word Central
Spell It!

half-breed

Browse the Dictionary:: A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; X; Y; Z; #

half-breed

Main Entry:: half–breed
Pronunciation:: \-ˌbrēd\
Function:: noun
Date:: 1760

often offensive : the offspring of parents of different races ; especially : the offspring of an American Indian and a white person

— half–breed adjective often offensive

Learn more about "half-breed" and related topics at Britannica.com

See a map of "half-breed" in the Visual Thesaurus

Pronunciation Symbols