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Origin:
1400–50; < Latin adoptīvus; see adopt, -ive; replacing late Middle English adoptife < Middle French adoptif
1400–50; < Latin adoptīvus; see adopt, -ive; replacing late Middle English adoptife < Middle French adoptif
Related forms
a·dop·tive·ly, adverb
un·a·dop·tive, adjective
un·a·dop·tive·ly, adverb
Usage note
Although adoptive in the sense “acquired or related by adoption” can refer to either parent or child in such a relationship, adoptive is customarily applied to the parent (her adoptive mother) and adopted to the child (their adopted son).
Although adoptive in the sense “acquired or related by adoption” can refer to either parent or child in such a relationship, adoptive is customarily applied to the parent (her adoptive mother) and adopted to the child (their adopted son).
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Adoptive
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| adoptive (əˈdɒptɪv) | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | acquired or related by adoption: an adoptive father |
| 2. | Compare adopted of or relating to adoption |
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