Definition of "half-breed" in English

noun

1. (dated, derogatory, offensive, ethnic slur) A person of mixed racial parentage or ancestry, especially one of mixed white and American Indian parentage (metis, métis, Metis, Métis; mestizo).

2. A hybrid animal or plant.

adjective

1. (of a person, dated, derogatory, offensive) having dual heritage; having mixed racial parentage or ancestry

2. (of an animal or plant) Hybridized; having one purebred parent; descended from parents of different breeds or with different traits