ˈhaf-ˈbləd 
ˈhäf-
variants
or less commonly half-blooded
ˈhaf-ˈblə-dəd
ˈhäf-
: related to or being a half blood
half-blood steers
half-blood bison females
Note: Use of the adjective half-blood to refer to a person having parents of different races (see race entry 1 sense 1a) is considered offensive.
plural half bloods
1
a
: the relation between persons having only one parent in common
b
: a person so related to another
2
offensive
: half-breed
3
: a domestic animal with one parent purebred and the other of inferior breeding : grade sense 4
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Jeremy Childs, Los Angeles Times, 21 Dec. 2023
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Adjective
The crown has passed from one half-blood to another.
—Jeremy Childs, Los Angeles Times, 21 Dec. 2023
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“Half-blood.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/half-blood. Accessed 8 Jul. 2025.
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