adoptive

English

Etymology

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

• (relation): biological, blood

Derived terms

• adoptive father
• adoptive mother
• adoptive parent
• adoptive sibling

 

Translations

related through adoption

• Catalan: adoptiu
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 養／养 (zh) (yǎng) (of parents)

• Esperanto: adopta
• Finnish: adoptio-, otto- (of parents)
• French: adoptif (fr)
• German: adoptiv
• Italian: adottivo (it)
• Japanese: 養 (ja) (よう, yō) (of parents)
• Old English: ġewȳsċendlīċ
• Polish: adopcyjny (pl)
• Portuguese: adotivo (pt)
• Romanian: adoptiv (ro)
• Russian: приёмный (ru) (prijómnyj) (of parents)
• Spanish: adoptivo (es)

French

Pronunciation

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Adjective

adoptive

1. feminine singular of adoptif

Latin

Adjective

adoptīve

1. vocative masculine singular of adoptīvus

Swedish

Adjective

adoptive

1. absolute definite natural masculine singular of adoptiv.