adoptive
adjective
- having to do with adoption
- having become so by the act of adoption: adoptive parents
See adoptive in American Heritage Dictionary 4
(ə-dŏpˈtĭv)
adjectivea. Of or having to do with adoption.
b. Characteristic of adoption.
- Related by adoption: “increased honesty and sharing between birth families, adoptive families and adoptees” (Robyn S. Quinter). See Usage Note at adopt.
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