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-blood¹

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

Example Sentences

“Real Indians dress like Indian. Real Indians live on reservations. Real Indians are at least half blood. Real Indians know their language …,” she said.

From Washington Times

In American Law, blood includes both half blood, and whole blood.

From Project Gutenberg

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

From Project Gutenberg

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 Project Gutenberg

The terms half blood, three-eighths blood, and quarter blood refer to the full-blooded Merino standard.

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