Meanings
nounadoptive mother (plural adoptive mothers)
plural adoptive mothers
- A woman who has adopted a child, as opposed to a biological mother.
Translations
Bulgarian приемна майка
- приемна майка (priemna majka)woman who has adopted a child
Chinese Mandarin 養母 /养母
- 養母 /养母 (yǎngmǔ)woman who has adopted a child
Finnish adoptioäiti
- adoptioäitiwoman who has adopted a child
French mère adoptive
- mère adoptivewoman who has adopted a child
German Adoptivmutter
- Adoptivmutterwoman who has adopted a child
Japanese 養母
- 養母 (yōbo)woman who has adopted a child
Korean 양모
- 양모 (yangmo)woman who has adopted a child
Latin mater adoptiva
- mater adoptivawoman who has adopted a child
Portuguese mãe adotiva
- mãe adotivawoman who has adopted a child
Russian приёмная мать
- приёмная мать (prijómnaja matʹ)woman who has adopted a child
Spanish madre adoptiva
- madre adoptivawoman who has adopted a child
Cite this entry
APA
adoptive mother. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/adoptive%20mother
MLA
“adoptive mother.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/adoptive%20mother. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “adoptive mother,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/adoptive%20mother.
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