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Definition of adopted adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

adopted

adjective
 
/əˈdɒptɪd/
 
/əˈdɑːptɪd/
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  1. 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.
  2. an adopted country is one in which somebody chooses to live although it is not the one they were born in
See adopted in the Oxford Advanced American DictionarySee adopted in the Oxford Learner's Dictionary of Academic English

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