adoptive
adjective/əˈdɒptɪv/
/əˈdɑːptɪv/
[usually before noun]- (of a parent, child or family) in that relationship as a result of the parent legally adopting the child
- his adoptive father
Oxford Collocations DictionaryAdoptive is used with these nouns:- family
- father
- mother
- …
Word Originlate Middle English: via Old French from Latin adoptivus, from adoptare ‘select for oneself’, from ad- ‘to’ + optare ‘choose’.Want to learn more?
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