half-blooded

• Adjectif vieilli décrivant une personne d'origine mixte, souvent utilisé dans un contexte historique ou littéraire ; de nos jours considéré comme désuet et potentiellement offensant.

An archaic adjective describing someone of mixed ancestry, often used in historical or literary contexts; now considered outdated and potentially offensive.

1. Having one purebred parentC1formal

   Describes an animal, especially a horse or dog, that has only one parent of a purebred lineage.

   demi-sang

   • The half-blooded foal inherited traits from both its thoroughbred sire and its mixed-breed dam.
   • Breeders sometimes prefer half-blooded dogs for their hybrid vigor.
   • The horse was registered as half-blooded because only its father was a purebred Arabian.

   Synonymeshalf-bred

   Antonymesfull-bloodedpurebredthoroughbred