mixed-race

adjective

ˈmikst-ˈrās 

variants or less commonly mixed race

: deriving from or made up of two or more races (see race entry 1 sense 1a)

mixed-race families/couples

his mixed-race heritage

especially : having parents or ancestors of different races

Factors like location and physical presentation greatly alter the experiences of mixed-race people.

—Tatjana Freund

He has recently published Mixed Feelings, a combination of poetry and interviews with other mixed race individuals that focuses on self-identity.

—Victoria Vouloumanos and Andrea Ruggiero

Disney+ has officially given the female-led Doogie Howser, M.D. reboot, with a working title of Doogie Kameāloha, M.D., a 10-episode series order. The new show is a reimagining of the 1989 dramedy that will star a mixed-race 16-year-old girl as the titular Doogie, a role originally played by Neil Patrick Harris.

—Allison Picurro

Examples of mixed-race in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

These days, things have changed — thanks to landmark civil rights cases like Loving v. Virginia and more mixed-race families from all over the world — but this racial caste system still very much exists. —Melanie Curry, Refinery29, 19 Apr. 2025

The show explores the relationship between a young Jewish man and his mixed-race wife. —Jessica Gelt, Los Angeles Times, 28 Mar. 2025

Growing up in the immediate postwar decades, these mixed-race children are a palpable reminder to their neighbors of Japan’s losses and occupation, a legacy as radioactive as atomic fallout. —Robert Rubsam, The Atlantic, 24 Mar. 2025

Amid these stories, one figure always stood out: a Siamese-Chinese mixed-race female farmer. —Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 19 Mar. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1872, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for mixed-race

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