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

The mystery deepens when the strangers turn up the ranch owned by the hermetic Kennedy (Thomas M. Wright), who lives alone with his mixed-race son Philomac (Pedrea Jackson). —Damon Wise, Deadline, 17 Feb. 2026

All occupation children, all of mixed-race parentage and a result of war. —Danielle Parker, CBS News, 15 Feb. 2026

One sweltering day, my son was riding his scooter on the playground when a white nanny came by with her charge, a mixed-race girl who was roughly the same age as him. —Naomi Jackson, Curbed, 11 Feb. 2026

Eleanor Shearer is a mixed-race writer and the granddaughter of Windrush generation immigrants. —Literary Hub, 11 Feb. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1872, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for mixed-race

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