adoptive

CEFRC1

/əˈdɒptɪv/

adjective

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    adjective

    Related to a family formed by legally taking in a child.

  2. 02

    adjective

    Extra detail

    Pertaining to adoption.

Examples

  • Her adoptive parents are much kinder to her than her birth parents ever were.

  • Sami started to open up more to his adoptive parents.

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
3
Parts of speech
1

Deep Dive

adjective

Extra meaning

  1. Related through adoption.

More examples

In context

  • Tom's adoptive parents are much kinder to him than his birth parents ever were.

  • My adoptive parents recently got to know my biological parents.

Antonyms

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Origin

adjective

From adopt + -ive.