half blood
the relation between persons having only one common parent.
Origin of half blood
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Disparaging and Offensive. half-breed (def. 1).
a person who has only one parent in common with another person, as a half sister or half brother.
Origin of half-blood
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How to use half blood in a sentence
If Harry is distantly related to Dracula, is he a half-blood prince?
The spell was written by a previous owner of the textbook, the self-dubbed Half-Blood Prince.
The Half-Blood Prince is really, really good but I want the last one to be the best.
(For the purpose of these figures "Maori" means of the half-blood or more).
Report of the Special Committee on Moral Delinquency in Children and Adolescents | Oswald Chettle Mazengarb et al.The urging of the half-blood was in vain, and he was forced to give it up.
Frank Merriwell's Bravery | Burt L. Standish
The half-blood said nothing, but he and his companions were beginning to finger their weapons.
Frank Merriwell's Bravery | Burt L. StandishThe horses were tethered near the cabin, and a half-blood Indian was watching them.
Frank Merriwell's Bravery | Burt L. StandishEvery man of them bears a bar in his arms, or is of the half-blood.
The Two Admirals | J. Fenimore Cooper
British Dictionary definitions for half-blood
the relationship between individuals having only one parent in common
an individual having such a relationship
a less common name for a half-breed
a half-blooded domestic animal
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