1
[ adjective ] acquired as your own by free choice

Synonyms

adoptive

Examples

"my adopted state" "an adoptive country"

Used in print

(Morley Callaghan, A Passion in Rome....)

Just_the_same , the old_woman said , she would write to her nephew in his boxcar and tell him she had met a nice man from his adopted country .

Related terms

native

2
[ adjective ] having been taken into a specific relationship

Examples

"an adopted child"

Used in print

(The Providence Journal...)

A word should be said for Gary_Morgan , a Broadway youngsters who , as the adopted son , makes life miserable for nearly everybody and Larkin in particular .

Related terms

adoptive

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Rhymes with

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Phonetic and Homophones

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Similar Spelling

adoptee adapted adopt adopter adoptive adept adapt adoptable Adapid adapter adoption adaptive

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