# biracial

/baɪˈɹeɪʃəɫ/ (US) · /baɪɹˈeɪʃəl/ (UK) · CEFR B2 · Adjective

Source: https://englishreference.com/word/biracial
Updated: 2026-10-18

## Definition

having parents from two different racial backgrounds. You use it to describe a person's family background.

For teachers: describing a person whose parents come from two different racial groups, or involving two such groups in a family or community context.

## Examples

- She is biracial with parents from two different backgrounds.
- The biracial student shares food and traditions from both sides of her family at school.
- Growing up biracial in a small town, he learned to move between two cultures while shaping an identity that felt fully his own.

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