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Meaning of adoptive
a•dop•tive
Pronunciation: (u-dop'tiv), [key]
— adj.
- of or involving adoption.
- acquired or related by adoption: an adoptive father or son.
- tending to adopt.
See also:
- adoptive (Thesaurus)