单词 | adoptive |
释义 | adoptive (once / 11796 pages) adj WORD FAMILY adoptive: adoptively+/adopt: adoptable, adopted, adoptee, adopter, adopting, adoption, adoptive, adopts/adoptable: unadoptable/adoptee: adoptees/adopter: adopters/adoption: adoptions USAGE EXAMPLESMost involved state wards in foster homes, adoptive homes, state-licensed residential care facilities and the juvenile probation system. Washington Times(Jan 02, 2017) “Better than Christmas,” Robb Hudson said of being an adoptive parent. Washington Times(Dec 31, 2016) Doris, she observed, was not her mother, adoptive or otherwise; her parents were not only still alive but “regrettably” still in contact with her. The Guardian(Dec 30, 2016) 1adj of parents and children; related by adoption adoptive parents Syn|Ant foster, surrogate providing or receiving nurture or parental care though not related by blood or legal ties biological of parents and children; related by blood begotten(of offspring) generated by procreation naturalrelated by blood; not adopted 2adj acquired as your own by free choice an adoptive country Syn|Ant adopted native belonging to one by birth connatural, inborn, inbrednormally existing at birth |
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