adoptive

• Относящийся к усыновлению; описывающий человека, который усыновил ребёнка, или семью, созданную через усыновление.

Relating to adoption; describing a person who has adopted a child or a family formed through adoption.

1. Related by adoptionB2formal

   Describes the relationship between parents and children that is established through legal adoption rather than by birth.

   Приёмный

   • Her adoptive parents raised her with love and care.
   • The child was welcomed into an adoptive family.
   • Adoptive siblings often share a strong bond.

   Антонимыbiologicalbirthnatural

2. Chosen or acquired by choiceB2formal

   Something that is taken up or adopted voluntarily, such as a country, custom, or belief.

   Принятый по выбору

   • He considers France his adoptive country after living there for decades.
   • She embraced the local traditions as her adoptive customs.
   • The team adopted an adoptive strategy to improve their performance.

   Синонимыadoptedchosen

   Антонимыbirthhereditaryinborninherentinnatenative