ADOPTIVE


Meaning of ADOPTIVE in English

/ əˈdɒptɪv; NAmE əˈdɑːp-/ adjective

[ usually before noun ] an adoptive parent or family is one that has legally adopted a child

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WORD ORIGIN

late Middle English : via Old French from Latin adoptivus , from adoptare select for oneself, from ad- to + optare choose.

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