half-caste
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- noun
- /ˈhɑːf.kɑːst/
- Slur
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[término ofensivo para una persona de origen mixto]
- Notice, if you will, the half-caste child- and there are ever-increasing numbers of them,
Examples
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Did you know that Lady Ashley insisted... that my wife work her shift... so that she could see some... half-caste kid on the mission?
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There was another girl, a half-caste West Indian, one of the people who found it difficult to claim to be black.
Fiction book (1990) -
Hundreds of half-caste children have been gathered up and brought here to be given the benefit of everything our culture has to offer.
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Now, this report from Constable Riggs about the three little half-caste girls at the Jigalong Fence Depot-
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The teacher explained that using the term half-caste is outdated and offensive to those of mixed heritage.
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Many individuals identify themselves as half-caste, reflecting their diverse cultural backgrounds.
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In the documentary, a half-caste person shared their experiences of growing up in a bicultural family.
Synonyms
A person who belongs to several different ethnic groups
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Half-caste combines half and caste, where caste was once used in colonial times to mean 'race' or 'line'. It was used to label people of mixed background and is now considered offensive.