Meanings
adjectiveadoptive (not comparable)
- not comparableRelated through adoption.
My adoptive parents recently got to know my biological parents.
- not comparablePertaining to adoption.
Synonyms & antonyms
antonym(s) of “relation”
Opposite
adjectiveacquired as your own by free choice
Similar
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
Translations
Catalan adoptiu
- adoptiurelated through adoption
Chinese Mandarin 養 /养
- 養 /养 (yǎng)related through adoption
Esperanto adopta
- adoptarelated through adoption
Finnish adoptio-, otto-
- adoptio-related through adoption
- otto-related through adoption
French adoptif
- adoptifrelated through adoption
German adoptiv
- adoptivrelated through adoption
Italian adottivo
- adottivorelated through adoption
Japanese 養
- 養 (yō)related through adoption
Malay angkat
- angkatrelated through adoption
Polish adopcyjny
- adopcyjnyrelated through adoption
Portuguese adotivo
- adotivorelated through adoption
Romanian adoptiv
- adoptivrelated through adoption
Russian приёмный
- приёмный (prijómnyj)related through adoption
Spanish adoptivo
- adoptivorelated through adoption
Cite this entry
APA
adoptive. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/adoptive
MLA
“adoptive.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/adoptive. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “adoptive,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/adoptive.
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