| ADJECTIVE | all | adoptive | of parents and children |
|---|---|---|---|
| all | adoptive, adopted | acquired as your own by free choice |
| Sounds | ahdaa'ptihv | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | abortive ... vituperative: 304 rhymes with ihv... | |
| Meaning | Of parents and children; related by adoption. | |
|---|---|---|
| Example | "adoptive parents" | |
| Narrower | foster, surrogate | Providing or receiving nurture or parental care though not related by blood or legal ties |
| Opposite | biological, natural | related by blood |
| Spanish | adoptivo | |
| Catalan | adoptiu | |
| Verbs | adopt | take into one's family |
| Meaning | acquired as your own by free choice. | |
|---|---|---|
| Example | "an adoptive country" | |
| Synonym | adopted | |
| Opposite | native | belonging to one by birth |
| Spanish | adoptivo | |
| Catalan | adoptiu | |
| Verbs | adopt | take up and practice as one's own |
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