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Adoptive

//əˈdɒptɪv// adj

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Related through adoption. not-comparable

    "My adoptive parents recently got to know my biological parents."

  2. 2
    Pertaining to adoption. not-comparable
Adjective
  1. 1
    acquired as your own by free choice wordnet
  2. 2
    of parents and children; related by adoption wordnet

Etymology

From adopt + -ive.

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