adoptive

/əˈdɒptɪv/

adj 2

Collocations

ADJ.

great, still

VERB + ADOPTIVE

found, loves, make, talking, treated

ADOPTIVE + NOUN

father, john, mom, mother, parents, son

ADV.

cruelly, deeply, recently

adj

Related through adoption.

My adoptive parents recently got to know my biological parents.

Pertaining to adoption.

adjective — acquired as your own by free choice

My adoptive parents recently got to know my biological parents.

Wiktionary

Her adoptive parents are much kinder to her than her birth parents ever were.

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Tom's adoptive parents are much kinder to him than his birth parents ever were.

Tatoeba · #3349435

The dad treated his adoptive son cruelly.

Tatoeba · #5269897

Tom's adoptive father is John.

Tatoeba · #5733145

Sami started to open up more to his adoptive parents.

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