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Webster 1913 Edition

Adoptive

A-dopt′ive

,
Adj.
[L.
adoptivus
: cf. F.
adoptif
.]
Pertaining to adoption; made or acquired by adoption; fitted to adopt;
as, an
adoptive
father, an child; an
adoptive
language.
–
A-dopt′ive-ly
,
adv.

Webster 1828 Edition

Adoptive

ADOPT'IVE

,
Adj.
[L. adoptivus.]
That adopts, as an adoptive father; or that is adopted, as an adoptive son.

ADOPT'IVE

,
Noun.
A person or thing adopted.

Definition 2024

adoptive

adoptive

English

Adjective

adoptive ‎(not comparable)

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

Translations

French

Adjective

adoptive

  1. feminine singular of adoptif

Latin

Adjective

adoptīve

  1. vocative masculine singular of adoptīvus

Swedish

Adjective

adoptive

  1. absolute definite natural masculine form of adoptiv.

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