biracial

American  

[bahy-rey-shuhl] / baɪˈreɪ ʃəl /

adjective

1. consisting of, representing, or combining members of two separate racial groups.

   a biracial committee on neighborhood problems.

2. having a biological mother from one racial group and a biological father from another.

   She's proudly biracial.

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biracial British  

/ baɪˈreɪʃəl /

adjective

1. for, representing, or including members of two races, esp White and Black

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Other Word Forms

• biracialism noun
• biracially adverb

Etymology

Origin of biracial

First recorded in 1920–25; bi- ¹ + racial

Example Sentences

“My wife is white and Jewish, and my children are biracial,” Sonnier says while sitting in an office of the show’s writing headquarters in Sherman Oaks.

From Los Angeles Times

The Silver family is interracial, Lena being black, Sarah white, and Jonah biracial, their parents having married after their respective divorces and everyone converting to Judaism.

From The Wall Street Journal

For a long time, he thought being a biracial comic meant he had to choose between his mother’s Mexican heritage and his father’s Armenian roots in order to find an audience.

From Los Angeles Times

Senna has artfully explored what it means to be a biracial person in America, and the dark comedy of in-betweenness.

From Los Angeles Times

When I met with Ilene, our first meeting, I asked if she would be open to the character being biracial and she said, “Absolutely.”

From Salon