transracial

adjective

trans·​ra·​cial (ˌ)tran(t)s-ˈrā-shəl 

(ˌ)tranz-

: involving, encompassing, or extending across two or more races (see race entry 1 sense 1a)

transracial adoption

Examples of transracial in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Her short film, FOUND is being used to start conversations within the transracial adoptee community, and TOO MANY BODIES was supported by NoRAnow.org and Survivors Empowered, advocating for gun reform. —Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 13 Feb. 2025

And though trainings in transracial and inter-country adoptions have greatly improved over the past few decades, there's still room for improvement in that area, Hanlon says. —David Oliver, USA TODAY, 21 Nov. 2024

Reporter Char Adams dives into the ethics of transracial adoption and talks to both white adoptive parents and Black adoptees about their experiences. —Elizabeth Robinson, NBC News, 26 Jan. 2024

And services like Adoptive Learning Partners offer classes to help adoptive parents prepare for everything from navigating transracial adoption to talking to your child about being adopted. —Nicole Pajer, PEOPLE.com, 18 Nov. 2021

Word History

First Known Use

1925, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for transracial

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