adoptive

English

Etymology

adopt +‎ -ive

Adjective

adoptive (not comparable)

Related through adoption; more generally, relating to adoption.
My adoptive parents recently got to know my biological parents.

Translations

related through adoption

Catalan: adoptiu
Chinese:
Mandarin: 養 (zh), 养 (zh) (yǎng) (of parents)
Esperanto: adopta
Finnish: adoptio-, otto- (of parents)
French: adoptif (fr)
German: adoptiv
Italian: adottivo (it)

Japanese: 養 (ja) (よう, yō) (of parents)
Old English: ġewȳsċendlīċ
Polish: adopcyjny (pl)
Portuguese: adotivo (pt)
Romanian: adoptiv (ro)
Russian: приёмный (ru) (prijómnyj) (of parents)
Spanish: adoptivo (es)

French

Adjective

adoptive

feminine singular of adoptif

Latin

Adjective

adoptīve

vocative masculine singular of adoptīvus

Swedish

Adjective

adoptive

absolute definite natural masculine form of adoptiv.

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