Mongrel Definition
mŏnggrəl, mŭng-
mongrels
noun
mongrels
An animal or plant produced by the crossing of different breeds or varieties; esp., a dog of this kind.
Webster's New World
A person of mixed background or descent.
American Heritage
Anything produced by indiscriminate mixture.
Webster's New World
Antonyms:
adjective
Of mixed race, origin, or character.
Webster's New World
Of mixed breed.
Webster's New World
Being a mongrel organism.
American Heritage
other
Moggy (of a cat)
Wiktionary
Other Word Forms of Mongrel
Noun
Singular:
mongrel
Plural:
mongrelsOrigin of Mongrel
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Late 15th century, from obsolete mong (“mixture") +"Ž -rel (“(pejorative)"); from Old English gemong (“mingling") (whence Modern English among), from Proto-Germanic *mang- (“mix").
From Wiktionary
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Middle English probably from mong mixture from Old English gemang mag- in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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