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half blood

 
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–noun
the relation between persons having only one common parent.
Origin:
1545–55

half-blood

  [haf-bluhd, hahf-]
–noun
1. a half-breed.
2. a person who has only one parent in common with another person, as a half sister or half brother.
Origin:
1400–50; late ME half blod
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half blood also half-blood   (hāf'blŭd', häf'-)
n.  

    1. The relationship existing between persons having only one parent in common.

    2. A person existing in such a relationship.

  2. Offensive A person of mixed racial descent, especially a person of Native American and white parentage.

  3. A half-blooded domestic animal.

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Legal Dictionary

Main Entry: half blood
Function: noun
: the relation between persons having only one parent in common; also : a person so related to another
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: half–blood
Pronunciation: 'haf-'bl&d, 'hof-
Variant: or half–blood·ed /-bl&d-&d/
Function:adjective
: having half blood or being a half blood

Main Entry: half blood
Function: noun
1 : the relation between persons having only one parent in common
2 : a person so related to another
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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