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Meanings of adoptive in English

Portuguese
adotivo

Of parents and children; related by adoption.

Related terms
adotivo
Portuguese
adotado

Acquired as your own by free choice.

adotado
Usage of adoptive in English
1
This year, I will celebrate my 20th year as an adoptive Dubliner.
The Irish Times
2
In childhood, adoptive parents provided information about abuse and neglect before adoption.
Pubmed
3
She poses the question of whether adoptive parents should assess one another.
The Irish Times
4
His adoptive family in Chechnya had little idea where he had gone.
Reuters
5
Thomas's adoptive father, Joseph Carlisle, was being investigated for several federal crimes.
Explosive
6
Mid-morning I'm sat with an adoptive family at their home in Nottingham.
The Guardian
7
Furthermore antibody-depletion was performed in an adoptive transfer model of chronic neuritis.
Pubmed
8
And so are their respective natural or adoptive parents, grandparents, and relatives.
The Civilization of Illiteracy
9
He was born in Ghana and raised in England by adoptive parents.
The South African
10
Emily didn't dare tell Carolyn about the struggle to choose adoptive parents.
Stunning
11
Doña Magdalena Quixada, Don John's adoptive mother, was far away at Villagarcia.
In the Palace of the King: A Love Story of Old Madrid
12
Ovarian cancer immunotherapy is targeting tumors through active, passive and adoptive approaches.
Pubmed
13
Acheron's mother, the goddess Apollymi, was their benefactor and Stryker's adoptive mother.
No mercy
14
The process involves home studies of both adoptive and birth families.
Radio NZ
15
Their situation reflects a quandary faced by adoptive parents across the United States.
Reuters
16
Jost refused to take the rations Sebrina's adoptive father managed to bring home.
Unraveled
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Ireland
Common
United States of America
Common
United Kingdom
Less common