mischling

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UK/ˈmɪʃlɪŋ/

noun

In certain (especially Nazi) racial theories, someone of mixed race; especially one who is partly of Jewish descent.

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Meanings

mischling1

noun
  1. Alternative letter-case form of Mischling.

Mischling2

nounMischling (plural Mischlings or Mischlinge)

plural Mischlings · plural Mischlinge · alternative mischling

  1. historicalIn certain (especially Nazi) racial theories, someone of mixed race; especially one who is partly of Jewish descent.
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    Dodo had been married to a drunken and adulterous wife-beater, Lionel Hickman by name, who had continued our mischling tradition by converting to Judaism in order to marry her, given her an all-around vile time, and then been run over by a tram during the blackout that accompanied the Nazi blitzkrieg.

    2010, Christopher Hitchens, Hitch-22, Atlantic, published 2011, page 355

    Synonyms: mixling

Synonyms & antonyms

nounIn certain (especially Nazi) racial theories, someone of mixed race; especially one who is partly of Jewish descent.

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Origin

  1. GermanMischling
  2. EnglishMischling

From German Mischling.

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APA

mischling. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mischling

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“mischling.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mischling. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “mischling,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mischling.

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