half blood

The term "half-blood" can refer to various types of mixed heritage or shared parentage, with notable usage in literature and historical contexts.

Definition

B2General

A person who shares only one parent with another individual, making them half-siblings.

Example

  • She found out she had a half-blood brother from her father's previous marriage.

C1Literature

(fantasy, fiction)In fantasy literature, an individual who has one parent who is human and another parent who is of a different species, such as a god or a magical creature.

Example

  • In many myths, a half-blood hero often possesses unique abilities from their non-human parent.

B2Harry Potter Series

(fiction, fantasy)A wizard or witch with one magical parent and one non-magical parent, or parents with mixed magical and non-magical ancestry.

Example

  • Harry Potter is considered a half-blood because his mother was Muggle-born and his father was a pure-blood wizard.

C1Historical

(offensive)An outdated and offensive term used to describe individuals of mixed racial heritage.

Example

  • The term 'half-blood' was historically used in a derogatory manner and is now considered offensive.

Similar

Terms that have similar or relatively close meanings to "half blood":

half and halfblue bloodhigh bloodmixed parentage