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• half blood
  half blood

  noun

  the relation between persons having only one common parent.
• half-blood
  half-blood

  noun

  half-breed.

half blood

¹ American  

noun

1. the relation between persons having only one common parent.

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half-blood ² American  

[haf-bluhd, hahf-] / ˈhæfˌblʌd, ˈhɑf- /

noun

1. Disparaging and Offensive. half-breed.

2. a person who has only one parent in common with another person, as a half sister or half brother.

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half-blood British  

noun

1. 1. the relationship between individuals having only one parent in common

   2. an individual having such a relationship

2. a less common name for a half-breed

3. a half-blooded domestic animal

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Etymology

Origin of half blood¹

First recorded in 1545–55

Origin of half-blood²

First recorded in 1400–50; late Middle English half blod

Example Sentences

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Were William de Warburton and Ingelram de Monceaux relatives of the half blood of Juliana?

From Notes and Queries, Number 65, January 25, 1851 by Various

On a low rise of brown gravel, Mahmoud, the Circassian naqeeb in charge of their training troop, sat astride a sleek brown Arab half blood.

From The Saracen: Land of the Infidel by Robert Shea

Impediments.—Marriages between first cousins of the whole or half blood or relatives nearer of kin are prohibited.

From Marriage and Divorce Laws of the World by Hyacinthe Ringrose

Marriage is forbidden between all descendants and ascendants, legitimate or otherwise, and in the collateral line marriages are forbidden between brothers and sisters of the whole or half blood, legitimate or illegitimate.

From Marriage and Divorce Laws of the World by Hyacinthe Ringrose

Prohibited Degrees.—Marriage between ascendants and descendants, between brothers and sisters, of whole or half blood, between uncles and aunts, and nieces and nephews are void.

From Marriage and Divorce Laws of the World by Hyacinthe Ringrose

That subtext is brought home by a subplot involving a gay doctor who secretly performs abortions and operations to help the half-blood children of humans and fae pass as human.

From The Verge ● Aug. 15, 2019

Margaret Piraino, 24, dressed as Nymphadora Tonks, a half-blood witch, complete with rainbow hair and Potter-themed jewelry, attended the BookCourt party with her girlfriend, Laurel Detkin, a fellow Potter enthusiast.

From New York Times ● Jul. 31, 2016

In addition to replacing the N-word, Gribben changes the villain in "Tom Sawyer" from "Injun Joe" to "Indian Joe" and "half-breed" becomes "half-blood."

From Seattle Times ● Jan. 5, 2011

What they found were Annabeth, Grover, and me standing over the body of a broken half-blood, in the dim warm light of the hearth.

From "The Last Olympian" by Rick Riordan

As soon as I said the name of our friend, the half-blood daughter of Zeus, Hera’s eyes turned toward me frostily.

From "The Battle of the Labyrinth" by Rick Riordan