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

My great-grandmother Lilian was a mixed-race Black woman born in St. Ann Parish, Jamaica, home to the first Spanish settlement and several early sugar mills on the island. —Morgan Radford, NBC news, 15 Oct. 2025

In a 2022 episode of the celebrated TV show Atlanta, Withers played a light-skinned, mixed-race high school student passing as white. —Neda Ulaby, NPR, 19 Sep. 2025

Blitz, Steve McQueen’s 2024 film about the Luftwaffe bombing of London, featured an improbably mixed-race protagonist. —Will Collins, The Washington Examiner, 19 Sep. 2025

According to the 2022 Brazilian Census, the number of mixed-race Brazilians in on the rise. —Lauren Giella, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Sep. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1872, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for mixed-race

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