mixed parentage

noun

Having mixed racial parentage or ancestry.

Meanings

nounmixed parentage (countable and uncountable, plural mixed parentages)

plural mixed parentages

  1. countableuncountablepotentially offensiveHaving mixed racial parentage or ancestry.
  2. countableuncountabledescribes the parentage of a hybrid; descended from parents of different breeds or with different traits.
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APA

mixed parentage. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mixed%20parentage

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Chicago

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