biracial

adjective

bi·​ra·​cial (ˌ)bī-ˈrā-shəl 

: of, relating to, or involving members of two races (see race entry 1 sense 1a)

a biracial coalition

biracial couples

also : having parents from two races

biracial children

biracialism

(ˌ)bī-ˈrā-shə-ˌli-zəm 

noun

Examples of biracial in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Soon after, Lane formed a biracial committee led by Fowler and Lowry to negotiate integration at retail lunch counters. —Kathryn Varn, Axios, 27 Feb. 2025

While not much is known about Alford's parents, her father is Black and her mother is biracial. —Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 9 Feb. 2025

They were joined by Carolina’s Dave Canales, who is Mexican American, Miami’s biracial Mike McDaniel and the New York Jets’ Robert Saleh, who is of Lebanese descent. —Joseph N. Cooper, The Conversation, 7 Feb. 2025

Master Gardener chronicles the budding romance between horticulturalist and former white supremacist Narvel Roth (Joel Edgerton) and his young, biracial apprentice Maya (Quintessa Swindell). —Vikram Murthi, Vulture, 21 Jan. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1895, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for biracial

• bifacial
• palatial
• postglacial
• preglacial
• subglacial
• craniofacial
• interfacial
• interglacial
• interracial
• multiracial
• orofacial
• periglacial

Kids Definition

biracial

adjective

bi·​ra·​cial (ˈ)bī-ˈrā-shəl 

: of, relating to, or involving people from two races

biracial communities

especially : having biological parents of two different ethnic identities