Adoptive
//əˈdɒptɪv//
"Adoptive" in a Sentence (11 examples)
Her adoptive parents are much kinder to her than her birth parents ever were.
Tom's adoptive parents are much kinder to him than his birth parents ever were.
The dad treated his adoptive son cruelly.
Tom's adoptive father is John.
Sami started to open up more to his adoptive parents.
She would make a great adoptive mother.
She loves her adoptive parents deeply.
Even though he's my adoptive father, he still loves me.
They're his adoptive parents.
The social organization found us adoptive parents.
My adoptive parents recently got to know my biological parents.
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