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

Both Melton and his character are biracial, with a Korean mother and a white father. —Charna Flam, PEOPLE, 16 Apr. 2026

Zendaya is biracial—her mother is white German Scottish, her father, African American. —Doreen St. Félix, New Yorker, 14 Apr. 2026

My biracial lineage has resulted in thick hair, though very fine strands. —Tamim Alnuweiri, InStyle, 1 Apr. 2026

As a biracial man moving through the West in the first half of the nineteenth century, Beckwourth found freedom in nascent towns and mining camps from the Rocky Mountains to the Pacific coast. —Literary Hub, 1 Apr. 2026

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