adopted
adjective/əˈdɒptɪd/
/əˈdɑːptɪd/
- an adopted child has legally become part of a family that is not the one in which they were born
- Danny is their adopted son.
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- an adopted country is one in which somebody chooses to live although it is not the one they were born in
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