adoptive father

noun

A man who has adopted a child, as opposed to a biological father.

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Meanings

nounadoptive father (plural adoptive fathers)

plural adoptive fathers

  1. A man who has adopted a child, as opposed to a biological father.

Translations

Bulgarian приемен баща
  • приемен баща (priemen bašta)man who has adopted a child
Chinese Mandarin 養父 /养父
  • 養父 /养父 (yǎngfù)man who has adopted a child
Dutch adoptie vader
  • adoptie vaderman who has adopted a child
Finnish adoptioisä
  • adoptioisäman who has adopted a child
French père adoptif
  • père adoptifman who has adopted a child
German Adoptivvater
  • Adoptivvaterman who has adopted a child
Greek προσαρμοστικός πατέρας
  • προσαρμοστικός πατέρας (prosarmostikós patéras)man who has adopted a child
Indonesian bapak angkat, ayah angkat
  • bapak angkatman who has adopted a child
  • ayah angkatman who has adopted a child
Italian padre adottivo
  • padre adottivoman who has adopted a child
Japanese 養父
  • 養父 (yōfu)man who has adopted a child
Korean 양부
  • 양부 (yangbu)man who has adopted a child
Latin pater adoptivus, adoptator
  • pater adoptivusman who has adopted a child
  • adoptatorman who has adopted a child
  • adrogatorman who has adopted a child
Malay bapa angkat, ayah angkat
  • bapa angkatman who has adopted a child
  • ayah angkatman who has adopted a child
Polish ojciec adopcyjny
  • ojciec adopcyjnyman who has adopted a child
Portuguese pai adotivo
  • pai adotivoman who has adopted a child
Russian приёмный оте́ц
  • приёмный оте́ц (prijómnyj otéc)man who has adopted a child
Spanish padre adoptivo
  • padre adoptivoman who has adopted a child
Swedish adoptivfar, adopivpappa
  • adoptivfarman who has adopted a child
  • adopivpappaman who has adopted a child
Cite this entry
APA

adoptive father. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/adoptive%20father

MLA

“adoptive father.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/adoptive%20father. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “adoptive father,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/adoptive%20father.

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