transracial
adjective
trans·ra·cial (ˌ)tran(t)s-ˈrā-shəl 
(ˌ)tranz-
: involving, encompassing, or extending across two or more races (see race entry 1 sense 1a)
transracial adoption
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web About one-third of all adoptions between 2017 and 2019 were transracial, according to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. 
Susan Young, PEOPLE.com, 18 Nov. 2021 The trauma of transracial adoption Karasalla Patton, who is Black and Samoan and lives in Portland, Oregon, was adopted by white parents at 2 years old. Grace Hauck, USA TODAY, 13 May 2022 The growth in transracial adoptions from foster care in recent years has far outpaced the growth in same-race adoptions, according to data from the Department of Health and Human Services. Washington Post, 13 Dec. 2021 At times scathing and hilarious, the rollicking tale considers the thorny themes of assimilation, identity, pride, filial piety, transracial adoption, and interracial relationships. Chloe Schama, Vogue, 20 Dec. 2021 Advocates were also pushing for kinship care as an antidote to transracial adoptions, after agencies had moved a disproportionate number of Black children into the homes of white foster families. New York Times, 1 Dec. 2021 Advocates were also pushing for kinship care as an antidote to transracial adoptions, after agencies had moved a disproportionate number of Black children into the homes of white foster families. Elinor Carucci, ProPublica, 1 Dec. 2021 The film also draws out themes, well documented in research on transracial adoption, about the complexities of navigating an Asian American identity. Tara Adhikari, The Christian Science Monitor, 27 Oct. 2021 So how could parents embarking on a transracial adoption prepare themselves better to raise their children to feel seen, and prepared for the world? Susan Young, PEOPLE.com, 18 Nov. 2021 See More
Susan Young, PEOPLE.com, 18 Nov. 2021 The trauma of transracial adoption Karasalla Patton, who is Black and Samoan and lives in Portland, Oregon, was adopted by white parents at 2 years old. Grace Hauck, USA TODAY, 13 May 2022 The growth in transracial adoptions from foster care in recent years has far outpaced the growth in same-race adoptions, according to data from the Department of Health and Human Services. Washington Post, 13 Dec. 2021 At times scathing and hilarious, the rollicking tale considers the thorny themes of assimilation, identity, pride, filial piety, transracial adoption, and interracial relationships. Chloe Schama, Vogue, 20 Dec. 2021 Advocates were also pushing for kinship care as an antidote to transracial adoptions, after agencies had moved a disproportionate number of Black children into the homes of white foster families. New York Times, 1 Dec. 2021 Advocates were also pushing for kinship care as an antidote to transracial adoptions, after agencies had moved a disproportionate number of Black children into the homes of white foster families. Elinor Carucci, ProPublica, 1 Dec. 2021 The film also draws out themes, well documented in research on transracial adoption, about the complexities of navigating an Asian American identity. Tara Adhikari, The Christian Science Monitor, 27 Oct. 2021 So how could parents embarking on a transracial adoption prepare themselves better to raise their children to feel seen, and prepared for the world? Susan Young, PEOPLE.com, 18 Nov. 2021 See More Word History
First Known Use
1925, in the meaning defined above