half-bred
Not fully purebred
Half-bred describes an animal or person of mixed breeding—one parent of a particular breed or stock, the other not.
In horse breeding, a half-bred has one purebred parent and one of ordinary or unknown lineage.
Applied to people, the term is offensive, suggesting mixed racial ancestry as a deficiency: The half-bred children were shunned by both communities.
The noun form refers to such an animal or person.
Dog of mixed ancestry
- crossbreedMixed-lineage organism
- hybridThing of mixed parentage
- interbreedMate across varieties
- outcrossMating between unrelated individuals
backcross · purebred · pedigree · linebreeding · inbreeding · outbreeding · bloodline · ancestry
Combine into mixture
- compositeMade of distinct parts
- amalgamMixture of disparate parts
- hybridThing of mixed parentage
- mixedBlended from varied elements
combination · intermixture · part · divided · incomplete · partial · dual · between
Preformed unfavorable opinion
- discriminationUnjust differential treatment
- bigotryIntolerance toward differing views
- shamePainful awareness of failure
- taintMake impure
inferiority · contempt · ostracism · marginalization · disparagement · illegitimacy · outsider · othering
Mating between distinct populations
- recombinationGenetic material exchange process
- heredityGenetic trait transmission
- alleleGene variant at one locus
- phenotypeObservable characteristics of organism
genotype · heterozygous · dominant · recessive · inheritance · chromosome · trait · variation
mongrel
Dog of mixed ancestry
- crossbreedMixed-lineage organism
- hybridThing of mixed parentage
- interbreedMate across varieties
outcross · backcross · purebred · pedigree · linebreeding · inbreeding · outbreeding · bloodline · ancestry · heritage
blend
Combine into mixture
mixed · combination · intermixture · part · divided · incomplete · partial · dual · between · neither
prejudice
Preformed unfavorable opinion
- discriminationUnjust differential treatment
- bigotryIntolerance toward differing views
- shamePainful awareness of failure
taint · inferiority · contempt · ostracism · marginalization · disparagement · illegitimacy · outsider · othering · slur
interbreeding
Mating between distinct populations
- recombinationGenetic material exchange process
- heredityGenetic trait transmission
- alleleGene variant at one locus
phenotype · genotype · heterozygous · dominant · recessive · inheritance · chromosome · trait · variation · biodiversity
half-bredpurebred
Of single breed ancestry
full-blooded · pedigreed · thoroughbred · pure-blooded · blooded
half, breed, halfway, bred, halved, halves, halfhearted, halving, halftime