adoptive en · ADJ
Pronunciation
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- /əˈdɒptɪv/
Etymology
Etymology tree English adopt Proto-Indo-European *-wós Proto-Indo-European *-iHwósder. Latin -īvus Old French -ifbor. Middle English -yf English -ive English adoptive From adopt + -ive.
Meanings
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(not-comparable) Related through adoption.
My adoptive parents recently got to know my biological parents.
- (not-comparable) Pertaining to adoption.
Antonyms
biological (antonym(s) of “relation”) · blood (antonym(s) of “relation”)
Deriveds
nonadoptive · adoptive father · adoptively · adoptive parent · adoptive mother · adoptive sibling
Translations (17)
fi otto- (related through adoption) · fi adoptio- (related through adoption) · ms angkat (related through adoption) · pt adotivo (related through adoption) · cmn 養 /养 (related through adoption) · gl adoptivo (related through adoption) · ro adoptiv (related through adoption) · fr adoptif (related through adoption) · ca adoptiu (related through adoption) · it adottivo (related through adoption) · ja 養 (related through adoption) · ru приёмный (related through adoption) · pl adopcyjny (related through adoption) · ang ġewȳsċendlīċ (related through adoption) · de adoptiv (related through adoption) · es adoptivo (related through adoption) · eo adopta (related through adoption)