What does it mean when someone is a mixed-race?

: deriving from or made up of two or more races (see race entry 1 sense 1a) mixed-race families/couples his mixed-race heritage especially : having parents or ancestors of different races Factors like location and physical presentation greatly alter the experiences of mixed-race people. —

What is another way to say mixed-race?

A variety of terms have been used for multi-racial people, including mixed-race, biracial, multiethnic, polyethnic, Métis, Creole, Muwallad, mulatto, Coloured, Dougla, half-caste, mestizo, Melungeon, quadroon, cafuzo/zambo, Eurasian, hapa, hāfu, Garifuna, pardo, and Guran.

What is a Quadroon woman?

The term quadroon is a fractional term referring to a person with one white and one mulatto parent, some courts would have considered one-fourth Black. The quadroon balls were social events designed to encourage mixed-race women to form liaisons with wealthy white men through a system of concubinage known as plaçage.

What is a Quadroon person?

Quadroon: Refers to a person who is thought to be of one-quarter African descent and three-quarters European descent. Octoroon: Refers to a person who is of one-eighth African descent and seven-eighths European descent.