Adoptive — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

of parents and children; related by adoption

acquired as your own by free choice

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˌæɾɐmnˈiːsɪs/

🇬🇧British English

/kˈadəɹəz/

🇮🇳Indian English

/kˈadəɹəz/

3 syllables Say it as /kˌæɾɐmnˈiːsɪs/.

Examples

adoptive parents
my adopted state
an adoptive country

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

adopted

Antonyms

native biological

Parts of Speech

adjective	of parents and children; related by adoption “adoptive parents”
adjective	acquired as your own by free choice “my adopted state”

Word Forms

adopt

verb

take into one's family

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

adoptiv

von Eltern und Kindern; durch Adoption verbunden

🇫🇷French

adoptif

des parents et des enfants; liés par adoption

🇪🇸Spanish

adoptivo

de padres e hijos; relacionado por adopción

🇮🇹Italian

adottivo

di genitori e figli; imparentati per adozione

🇳🇱Dutch

adoptie

van ouders en kinderen; verwant door adoptie

🇵🇹Portuguese

adotivo

de pais e filhos; relacionado por adoção

🇷🇺Russian

приемный

родителей и детей; связанные усыновлением

India

🇮🇳Hindi

गोद लेने योग्य

माता-पिता और बच्चों का; गोद लेने से संबंधित

🇧🇩Bengali

দত্তক

পিতামাতা এবং সন্তানদের; দত্তক দ্বারা সম্পর্কিত

🇮🇳Tamil

தத்தெடுக்கப்பட்ட

பெற்றோர் மற்றும் குழந்தைகளின்; தத்தெடுப்பு மூலம் தொடர்புடையது

🇮🇳Telugu

దత్తత తీసుకున్న

తల్లిదండ్రులు మరియు పిల్లల; దత్తత ద్వారా సంబంధించినది

🇮🇳Marathi

दत्तक

पालक आणि मुलांचे; दत्तक घेऊन संबंधित

🇮🇳Gujarati

દત્તક લેનાર

માતાપિતા અને બાળકોની; દત્તક દ્વારા સંબંધિત

🇮🇳Kannada

ದತ್ತು ಪಡೆದ

ಪೋಷಕರು ಮತ್ತು ಮಕ್ಕಳ; ದತ್ತು ಮೂಲಕ ಸಂಬಂಧಿಸಿದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ദത്തെടുക്കുന്ന

മാതാപിതാക്കളുടെയും കുട്ടികളുടെയും; ദത്തെടുക്കൽ വഴി ബന്ധപ്പെട്ട

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਗੋਦ ਲੈਣ ਵਾਲਾ

ਮਾਪਿਆਂ ਅਤੇ ਬੱਚਿਆਂ ਦੇ; ਗੋਦ ਲੈਣ ਨਾਲ ਸਬੰਧਤ

🇵🇰Urdu

اپنانے والا

والدین اور بچوں کی؛ گود لینے سے متعلق

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

收养的

父母和孩子的；因收养而相关

🇯🇵Japanese

養子縁組

親と子のこと。養子縁組による関係

🇰🇷Korean

입양

부모와 자녀의; 입양 관련

🇻🇳Vietnamese

nhận nuôi

của cha mẹ và con cái; liên quan đến việc nhận con nuôi

🇹🇭Thai

บุญธรรม

ของพ่อแม่และลูก เกี่ยวข้องกับการรับเลี้ยงบุตรบุญธรรม

🇮🇩Indonesian

adopsi

orang tua dan anak-anak; terkait dengan adopsi

🇲🇾Malay

anak angkat

ibu bapa dan anak-anak; berkaitan dengan pengangkatan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

بالتبني

من الآباء والأطفال. المتعلقة بالتبني

🇮🇷Persian

پذیرنده

والدین و فرزندان؛ مربوط به فرزندخواندگی

🇹🇷Turkish

evlat edinen

ebeveynlerin ve çocukların; evlat edinme ile ilgili

🇮🇱Hebrew

מאמצת

של הורים וילדים; קשור באימוץ

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