quarter-breed

noun

A person or animal of mixed parentage or ancestry from four origins.

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Meanings

nounquarter-breed (plural quarter-breeds)

plural quarter-breeds

  1. datedderogatoryethnicoffensiveslurA person or animal of mixed parentage or ancestry from four origins.

Origin

From quarter + breed.

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APA

quarter-breed. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/quarter-breed

MLA

“quarter-breed.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/quarter-breed. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “quarter-breed,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/quarter-breed.

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