Definition of "half blood" [half• blood]

• The relationship existing between persons having only one parent in common. (noun)
• A person existing in such a relationship. (noun)
• Offensive A person of mixed racial descent, especially a person of Native American and white parentage. (noun)
• A half-blooded domestic animal. (noun)

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