adoptive

English

Etymology

From adopt +‎ -ive.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /əˈdɒptɪv/

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Adjective

adoptive (not comparable)

2. Related through adoption.

   My adoptive parents recently got to know my biological parents.

4. Pertaining to adoption.

Antonyms

• (antonym(s) of “relation”): biological, blood

Derived terms

• adoptive father
• adoptively
• adoptive mother
• adoptive parent
• adoptive sibling
• nonadoptive

Translations

related through adoption

Catalan: adoptiu Chinese: Mandarin: 養 / 养 (zh) (yǎng) (of parents) Esperanto: adopta Finnish: adoptio-, otto- (of parents) French: adoptif (fr) Galician: adoptivo German: adoptiv (de) Italian: adottivo (it) Japanese: 養 (ja) (よう, yō) (of parents) Malay: angkat (ms) Old English: ġewȳsċendlīċ Polish: adopcyjny (pl) Portuguese: adotivo (pt) Romanian: adoptiv (ro) Russian: приёмный (ru) (prijómnyj) (of parents) Spanish: adoptivo (es)

French

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Adjective

adoptive

1. feminine singular of adoptif

Latin

Adjective

adoptīve

1. vocative masculine singular of adoptīvus

Swedish

Adjective

adoptive

1. definite natural masculine singular of adoptiv