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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

In 2007, while working on Harry Potter and The Half-Blood Prince, Dame Maggie was diagnosed with breast cancer but continued filming.

From BBC • Sep. 27, 2024

Researchers also mentioned “Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince” and “Wall-E.”

From Salon • Mar. 22, 2024

“I think everyone at Camp Half-Blood and all the gods try to force it out of you, but what I like is that Percy never lets go of that,” Scobell says.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 30, 2024

Michael Gambon is the subject of a charming story from the filming of “Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince,” when he and Felton shared a smoke between takes of Dumbledore’s death scene.

From Washington Post • Oct. 15, 2022

After hearing so much at Camp Half-Blood about Percy Jackson this and Percy Jackson that, she thought he looked...well, unimpressive, especially next to Jason.

From "The Mark of Athena" by Rick Riordan