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adj
Related through adoption.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adj
Pertaining to adoption.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adjective
acquired as your own by free choice
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: adopted
Antonyms: none provided
adjective
of parents and children; related by adoption
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: biological
History
Etymology tree English adopt Proto-Indo-European *-wós Proto-Indo-European *-iHwósder. Latin -īvus Old French -ifbor. Middle English -yf English -ive English adoptive From adopt + -ive.
Across languages
17 source translations are retained for this English entry.
