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

Genealogists would later unearth that his maternal grandparents were Creole people from Louisiana — an often mixed-race cultural identity linked to French, Spanish, African and Indigenous heritages. —Nell Salzman, Chicago Tribune, 15 May 2025

For mixed-race children, white, Black, Chinese and Native American, the school became a haven. —Erika Hayasaki, Smithsonian Magazine, 13 May 2025

For much of the 19th century, New Orleans operated under a racial system that distinguished among white people, Black people and mixed-race Creole people like the Martinezes. —Rick Rojas, New York Times, 10 May 2025

The word Creole commonly describes mixed-race people of color. —Elizabeth Thomas, ABC News, 9 May 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1872, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for mixed-race

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