biracial

adjective

bi·​ra·​cial (ˌ)bī-ˈrā-shəl 

: of, relating to, or involving members of two races (see race entry 1 sense 1a)

a biracial coalition

biracial couples

also : having parents from two races

biracial children

biracialism

(ˌ)bī-ˈrā-shə-ˌli-zəm 

noun

Examples of biracial in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Montoya said that, as someone who is biracial, Harris represents her identity best. —Fernanda Figueroa and Linley Sanders, Los Angeles Times, 11 Oct. 2024

Mutt is a derogatory term (and can arguably be considered a slur) meant to insult people with biracial and multiracial identities. —Giana Levy, refinery29.com, 8 Oct. 2024

This isn’t the first time the Bay Area native has had to defend her Blackness, in spite of her biracial identity. —Mya Abraham, VIBE.com, 30 Sep. 2024

The 2024 election has been a stark illustration of this fact—a battle between the strongly nativist Trump and the Democrat Kamala Harris, a progressive, biracial woman. —Robert A. Pape, Foreign Affairs, 23 Sep. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1895, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

biracial

adjective

bi·​ra·​cial (ˈ)bī-ˈrā-shəl 

: of, relating to, or involving people from two races

biracial communities

especially : having biological parents of two different ethnic identities