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adoptive

adop·tive

UK/əˈdɒptɪv/ US/ʌˈdɑptɪv/ uncommon

adjective

1.

of parents and children; related by adoption

  • “adoptive parents”
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2.

acquired as your own by free choice

  • “my adopted state”
  • “an adoptive country”
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Origin

From adopt + -ive.

Phrases

  • adoptive father
  • adoptive mother
  • adoptive parent
  • adoptive sibling

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