Meaning of adoptive in English
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Qualitative Adjective
adoptiveEtymology
late Middle English: via Old French from Latin adoptivus, from adoptare‘select for oneself’ (see adopt)Definitions
1. of parents and childrenExamples
- « related by adoption »
- « adoptive parents »
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- 2. acquired as your own by free choice
Examples
- « my adopted state »
- « an adoptive country »
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Famous quotes
- « Adoptive parents are taking on enormous responsibility, both emotionally and financially. Quite frankly, they need as much disclosure as possible about the child's background and health to assure the best fit and be prepared. » Pat Robertson
- « I was a sickly baby, and after two sets of adoptive parents took me home, they returned me to the orphanage because of a serious respiratory infection. But as they say, the third time's a charm, because my mom and dad adopted me and took me into their home where I was raised in a family full of love. » Rodney Atkins