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Over time there's been a wide array of both scientific and colloquial terms for individuals of mixed skin colour. Some of these terms, over time, took-on derogatory connotations due to the nature of "race relations", "social profiling" and segregation. Others have fallen into relative disuse in various regions of the English-speaking world while staying prevalent in others. The term "mulatto", for example, is rarely heard in modern society, and usually refers to social conventions of the 19th century. Likewise, the term "half-caste" was often used in Australia in the first half of the 20th century, however is now looked upon as both outdated and a sort of social slur owing to the treatment with which the British-led government treated such children by placing them in orphanages and placing them in homes as domestic workers often with little or no pay or freedoms whatsoever. In 15th century England, most people of colour were referred to as "moors", even if they were not actually moorish, however the term seems to have never been widely used as a slur at all.

In modern English-speaking North America, the most common terms have become "multi-racial", "mixed-race", or "bi-racial". Because of the emphasis on the term "race", which has become a sensitive term for many groups, even these generally socially-accepted terms have carried with them negative connotations and should be used with the utmost care.

Mulatto, Bi-racial, mixed, hot, hybrid.

I like to call myself a zebra kid; however, I wouldn't recommend calling one that.

And thank you! we do tend to all be beautiful! It's like we were supposed to happen!
A half-white and half-black child is called a Multiracial.

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