Adoptive
/əˈdɒptɪv/ adj
adj ·Uncommon ·Advanced level
Definitions
Adjective
- 1 Related through adoption. not-comparable
"My adoptive parents recently got to know my biological parents."
- 2 Pertaining to adoption. not-comparable
Adjective
- 1 acquired as your own by free choice wordnet
- 2 of parents and children; related by adoption wordnet
Example
More examples"Her adoptive parents are much kinder to her than her birth parents ever were."
Etymology
From adopt + -ive.