Mischling

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Etymology

From German Mischling.

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Noun

Mischling (plural Mischlings or Mischlinge)

  1. (chiefly historical) In certain (especially Nazi) racial theories, someone of mixed race, especially one who is partly of Jewish descent.
    • 2010, Christopher Hitchens, Hitch-22, Atlantic, published 2011, page 355:
      Dodo had been married to a drunken and adulterous wife-beater, Lionel Hickman by name, who had continued our mischling tradition by converting to Judaism in order to marry her, given her an all-around vile time, and then been run over by a tram during the blackout that accompanied the Nazi blitzkrieg.

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German

Etymology

Inherited from Middle High German mischelinc, equivalent to mischen (to mix) +‎ -ling (-ling). Cognate with English mixling.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmɪʃlɪŋ/
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Noun

Mischling m (strong, genitive Mischlings, plural Mischlinge, feminine Mischlingin)

  1. (also biology) hybrid
    • 1840, W. E. Krátký, Versuch einer vergleichenden Grammatik der lateinischen, italienischen, spanischen, portugiesischen, französischen und englischen Sprache, mit einer nach der deutschen Bedeutung alphabetisch geordneten Sammlung der gebräuchlichsten Wörter, für jeden Sprachliebhaber und vorzüglich für Studierende, Znaim, page 2:
      ... die englische Sprache ..., die ein Mischling aus der alten sächsischen und dänischen, der normännischen, neueren französischen und der lateinischen Sprache ist.
      ... the English language ..., which is a hybrid of the old Saxon and Danish, the Norman, the newer French and the Latin language.
  2. (dated, usually offensive) half-breed, breed (short form); person of mixed race
    Mischling ersten Gradesfirst-degree half-breed

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