adoptive

adj.

1. 1. Of or having to do with adoption.
   2. Characteristic of adoption.
2. Related by adoption: “increased honesty and sharing between birth families, adoptive families and adoptees” (Robyn S. Quinter). See Usage Note at adopt.

adoptively a·dop'tive·ly adv.

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The adjective has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: of parents and children; related by adoption
  Antonym: biological (meaning #2)

Meaning #2: acquired as your own by free choice
  Synonym: adopted

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Common misspelling(s) of adoptive

• addoptive

Dansk (Danish)
adj. - adoptiv-, adoptions-

idioms:

• adoptive parents    adoptivforældre

Nederlands (Dutch)
adoptief,

Français (French)
adj. - adoptif, d'adoption

idioms:

• adoptive parents    parents adoptifs, parents d'adoption

Deutsch (German)
adj. - adoptiert

idioms:

• adoptive parents    Adoptiveltern

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - θετός

idioms:

• adoptive parents    θετοί γονείς

Italiano (Italian)
adottivo

idioms:

• adoptive parents    genitori adottivi

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - adotivo

idioms:

• adoptive parents    pais (m pl) adotivos

Русский (Russian)
приемный, восприимчивый

idioms:

• adoptive parents    приемные родители

Español (Spanish)
adj. - adoptivo

idioms:

• adoptive parents    padres adoptivos

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - adoptiv-

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
采用的, 收养关系的

idioms:

• adoptive parents    养父母

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 採用的, 收養關係的

idioms:

• adoptive parents    養父母

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 채택의, 양자 관계의

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 養子関係の, 養子をとった

idioms:

• adoptive parents    養父母

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) خاص أو متعلق بالتبني‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮מאמץ (הורה)‬

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