half-breed vs half-caste
half-caste vs half-breedhalf-breed and half-caste both are nouns.
half-breed is an adjective but half-caste is not an adjective.
| Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| half-breed | Yes | Yes | No | No |
| half-caste | Yes | No | No | No |
As nouns,
half-caste is a hypernym of
half-breed; that is, half-caste is a
word with a broader meaning than half-breed:
- half-breed: an offensive term for an offspring of parents of different racial group (especially of Caucasian and American Indian ancestry)
- half-caste: an offensive term for the offspring of parents of different racial groups or cultures
| half-breed (noun) | half-caste (noun) |
|---|---|
| an offensive term for an offspring of parents of different racial group (especially of Caucasian and American Indian ancestry) | an offensive term for the offspring of parents of different racial groups or cultures |
| half-breed (adjective) | half-caste (adjective) |
|---|---|
| (of animals) having only one purebred parent |
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