a contemptuous term used to refer to the offspring of parents of different racial origin, especially the offspring of an American Indian and a white person of European heritage.
adjective
2.
of or pertaining to such offspring.
Origin
1750-60, Americanism
Examples from the web for half-breed
He's a kind of half-breed, and the colour's come off patchy instead of mixing.
British Dictionary definitions for half-breed
half-breed
noun
1.
(offensive) a person whose parents are of different races, esp the offspring of a White person and an American Indian
adjective
2.
of, relating to, or designating offspring of people or animals of different races or breeds
Word Origin and History for half-breed
n.
"person of mixed race," 1760; as an adjective by 1762. Half-blooded in this sense is from c.1600.