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

The investigation The adoption industry grew out of the aftermath of the Korean War in the 1950s, when Americans adopted biracial children born to Korean women and Western soldiers. —Imani Cruzen, Twin Cities, 5 Apr. 2025

And then there’s the newcomers, such as the education director at CRT and her actor husband — a biracial couple with a small child who relocated from Jersey City. —Lauren Wissot, IndieWire, 10 Mar. 2025

In a March 2023 interview with ELLE UK, the Anne Boleyn star opened up about raising a biracial child. —Katie Mannion, People.com, 6 Mar. 2025

In 1984, the biracial Jennifer Beals, star of the previous year’s smash Flashdance, became the first person of color to present in this category. —Paul Grein, Billboard, 25 Feb. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1895, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for biracial

• bifacial
• palatial
• postglacial
• preglacial
• subglacial
• craniofacial
• interfacial
• interglacial
• interracial
• multiracial
• orofacial
• periglacial

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