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

Actress Jodie Turner-Smith is schooling Joshua Jackson on the importance of a Black mother in a biracial child’s life. —Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence, 16 June 2025

In 2019 Gentry landed the role of Ginny Miller, a biracial teen struggling to find her identity while dealing with mental health issues. —Brittany Talarico, People.com, 29 May 2025

The story splits its time between young Wash's misadventures and the older, adult Wash's tale of first love with a biracial woman, Tanna (Iola Evans), and a brush with danger in the form of bounty hunter, Willard (Billy Boyd). —Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 20 May 2025

Meghan, who has spoken in the past about her experience as a biracial woman, also opened about her struggles to maintain her hair during her college years. —Rachel McRady, People.com, 22 Apr. 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