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Meanings of adoptive father in English

Russian
приёмный отец
Portuguese
pai adotivo
Spanish
padre adoptivo
Catalan
pare adoptiu

Male adoptive parent.

Related terms
приёмный отец
Usage of adoptive father in English
1
Thomas's adoptive father, Joseph Carlisle, was being investigated for several federal crimes.
Explosive
2
Jost refused to take the rations Sebrina's adoptive father managed to bring home.
Unraveled
3
John did not feel comfortable being seen in Glasgow with his adoptive father.
The Guardian
4
So the years passed, and Day Rackby lived ashore with her adoptive father.
The Best Short Stories of 1921, and the Yearbook of the American...
5
My adoptive mother recently passed away, and my adoptive father actually passed in 2018.
The Guardian
6
Her adoptive mother is white and her adoptive father Aboriginal.
The Guardian
7
His adoptive father was later acquitted of involuntary manslaughter, prompting strong media criticism in Russia.
The Guardian
8
Gielen was later found with his 50-year-old adoptive father.
The Guardian
9
One flew from the United States with his adoptive father to testify against the Britons.
Reuters
10
His adoptive father had little concern for the boy.
The Prose of Alfred Lichtenstein
11
Bill Clinton's surname is that of his adoptive father.
The Irish Times
12
Costner will play Jonathan Kent, the hero's adoptive father.
Reuters
13
My adoptive father, Harry, had been forced to look at grainy black-and-white pictures of dead bodies.
Dexter’s Final Cut
14
Pella was proprietary, having just spent all that time in the field with his adoptive father.
Surrender to the will of the night
15
Rue lived with her adoptive father, Lord Akeldama.
Imprudence
16
Tim Reid was the reserved, intellectual adoptive father of one twin who made corny dad jokes.
Ebony
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Translations for adoptive father
Portuguese
pai adotivo
Adoptive father across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common