biracial

[bahy-rey-shuhl]

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.

biracial

/ baɪˈreɪʃəl /

adjective

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

Other Word Forms

• biracialism noun
• biracially adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of biracial¹

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

Example Sentences

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

Whitfield, who is biracial, claimed that Hassan’s comments about how she got the job on the show besmirched her merits, something that Black women often have to deal with in the workforce.

From Salon

Pixar’s animated movie, “Lightyear,” included a brief kiss between two women characters; and Disney’s animated film, “Strange World,” featured the company’s first biracial queer teen hero.

From Los Angeles Times