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

Impediments.—Marriage is prohibited between persons nearer of kin than first cousins of the whole or half blood.

From Marriage and Divorce Laws of the World by Ringrose, Hyacinthe

Prohibited Degrees.—Marriage is prohibited between persons nearer of kin than second cousins, whether of the whole or half blood, computing by the rules of the civil law.

From Marriage and Divorce Laws of the World by Ringrose, Hyacinthe

Prohibited Degrees.—Marriage is forbidden between persons nearer of kin than first cousins, of the whole or half blood, computing by the rules of the civil law.

From Marriage and Divorce Laws of the World by Ringrose, Hyacinthe

People speak generally of full blood, half blood, etc., and imagine that the hereditary transmission of certain characters "lies in the blood."

From The Evolution of Man — Volume 2 by Haeckel, Ernst Heinrich Philipp August

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 Ringrose, Hyacinthe