mixed-race

[mikst-reys]

adjective

Sometimes Disparaging and Offensive.

1. denoting or relating to a person whose parents belong to different racial or ethnic groups.

   mixed-race Brazilians.

mixed-race

adjective

1. relating to or characteristic of people of different ethnic origins

Usage

The term mixed-race may well cause offence. The people so labelled might object to being thought of as a mixture, and identify with one ethnic group. Possible alternatives when referring specifically to ethic origins are of mixed ethnicity and of mixed ethnic origin

Sensitive Note

Despite the stigma sometimes associated with a mixed-race heritage and the fact that some mixed-race people identify with just one ethnic group, the term itself is usually considered acceptable.

Word History and Origins

Origin of mixed-race¹

First recorded in 1860–65

Example Sentences

I was a mixed-race kid who had been the target of more than one racial slur growing up, but I had never heard my personal experiences put into the larger context of being a person of color or a woman.

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The 33-year-old chef said he was bullied throughout his childhood for being mixed-race.

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“They even initiated mixed-race individuals and people of other backgrounds — Chinese migrants, white Cubans — because this was about survival. The goal was to preserve something, to create something powerful and shared.”

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Mixed-race and non-binary, Matić has assembled photos, banners, dolls and sounds that illustrate the artist's grapples with their place in modern Britain, as modern Britain grapples with its own identity.

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Born into a mixed-race family in Havana on Oct.

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