Adoptive
adjective
Related not by birth, but by adoption.
They are preparing to welcome their adoptive child into their home.
Often appears as...
- adoptive parent
- adoptive child
adjective
Involving the act of taking on or assuming an aspect, role, or characteristic.
He quickly settled into his adoptive role as the team leader.
Often appears as...
- adoptive role
- adoptive stance
adjective
Related not by birth, but by adoption.
They are preparing to welcome their adoptive child into their home.
Often appears as...
- adoptive parent
- adoptive child
adjective
Involving the act of taking on or assuming an aspect, role, or characteristic.
He quickly settled into his adoptive role as the team leader.
Often appears as...
- adoptive role
- adoptive stance
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Close Connections
Use 'adoptive' to emphasize the meaningful bond in relationships formed through adoption.
His adoptive sister shares a special connection with him.
Pro Tip 2/3Legality Implied
'Adoptive' hints at legal actions taken to form a familial bond, not just emotional commitment.
After the court hearing, she became his legal adoptive mother.
Pro Tip 3/3Beyond Bloodlines
'Adoptive' conveys that familial ties can be powerful and authentic without biological link.
Their adoptive family supported them just as strongly as any biological family would.
Pro Tip 1/3Close Connections
Use 'adoptive' to emphasize the meaningful bond in relationships formed through adoption.
His adoptive sister shares a special connection with him.
Pro Tip 2/3Legality Implied
'Adoptive' hints at legal actions taken to form a familial bond, not just emotional commitment.
After the court hearing, she became his legal adoptive mother.
Pro Tip 3/3Beyond Bloodlines
'Adoptive' conveys that familial ties can be powerful and authentic without biological link.
Their adoptive family supported them just as strongly as any biological family would.
Pro Tip 1/3Close Connections
Use 'adoptive' to emphasize the meaningful bond in relationships formed through adoption.
His adoptive sister shares a special connection with him.
Pro Tip 2/3Legality Implied
'Adoptive' hints at legal actions taken to form a familial bond, not just emotional commitment.
After the court hearing, she became his legal adoptive mother.
Pro Tip 3/3Beyond Bloodlines
'Adoptive' conveys that familial ties can be powerful and authentic without biological link.
Their adoptive family supported them just as strongly as any biological family would.
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Pavlovian reactions...
Some would argue that this love is instinctual, and they may be partially right. But, the argument fails to account for the equal amount of love that children adopted later in life hold for their adoptive parents. But the behaviorist argument can account for both accounts of love. A parent, biological or not,
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History vs. Augustus -...
upon being named his great-uncle’s adoptive son and heir. And he gained the title Augustus in 27 BCE when the Senate granted him additional honors. You mean when he established sole authority and became emperor of Rome. Is that bad? Didn’t every place have some king or emperor back then? Actually, your Honor,
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Steven Pinker: Human...
or violent and so on. Until the studies are redone with adoptive children, who provide an environment but not genes to their kids, we have no way of knowing whether these conclusions are valid. The genetically controlled studies have some sobering results. Remember the Mallifert
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My story of love and...
for transracial adoption. The hope is to help children and their adoptive parents better adapt to their unique racial and ethnic circumstances. There's more enculturation encouraged, that exposes children to the people, places, languages and culture of their birth families.
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A child of the state -...
homes you were appointed a social worker the adoptive parents were lined up it was the primary purpose of the social worker the aim to get the woman at her most vulnerable time in her entire life to sign the adoption papers so the
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Neglect in child-care...
international adoption I'm just trying to show what other could care does whether it comes from adoptive parents or foster care or devoted caretakers in small group home adequate quality care it saves lives and here's some more
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Lemn Sissay: A child of...
You were appointed a social worker. The adoptive parents were lined up. It was the primary purpose of the social worker, the aim, to get the woman at her most vulnerable time in her entire life, to sign the adoption papers.
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Baby Elephant's Struggle...
dependent on his adoptive mother his real mother would keep her son within trunk reach in the shade of her body and she would feed him every half hour
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Getting Muddy PIPE Elephant...
and sticking like glue to his neighbor and now adoptive mom Luigi being the tiniest the keepers all adore him
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Katrina Dogs PIPE National...
overcome her fears and learn to trust people in order to have a second chance at life in an adoptive home
Video examples
Pavlovian reactions...
Some would argue that this love is instinctual, and they may be partially right. But, the argument fails to account for the equal amount of love that children adopted later in life hold for their adoptive parents. But the behaviorist argument can account for both accounts of love. A parent, biological or not,
Video examples
History vs. Augustus -...
upon being named his great-uncle’s adoptive son and heir. And he gained the title Augustus in 27 BCE when the Senate granted him additional honors. You mean when he established sole authority and became emperor of Rome. Is that bad? Didn’t every place have some king or emperor back then? Actually, your Honor,
Video examples
Steven Pinker: Human...
or violent and so on. Until the studies are redone with adoptive children, who provide an environment but not genes to their kids, we have no way of knowing whether these conclusions are valid. The genetically controlled studies have some sobering results. Remember the Mallifert
Video examples
My story of love and...
for transracial adoption. The hope is to help children and their adoptive parents better adapt to their unique racial and ethnic circumstances. There's more enculturation encouraged, that exposes children to the people, places, languages and culture of their birth families.
Video examples
A child of the state -...
homes you were appointed a social worker the adoptive parents were lined up it was the primary purpose of the social worker the aim to get the woman at her most vulnerable time in her entire life to sign the adoption papers so the
Video examples
Neglect in child-care...
international adoption I'm just trying to show what other could care does whether it comes from adoptive parents or foster care or devoted caretakers in small group home adequate quality care it saves lives and here's some more
Video examples
Lemn Sissay: A child of...
You were appointed a social worker. The adoptive parents were lined up. It was the primary purpose of the social worker, the aim, to get the woman at her most vulnerable time in her entire life, to sign the adoption papers.
Video examples
Baby Elephant's Struggle...
dependent on his adoptive mother his real mother would keep her son within trunk reach in the shade of her body and she would feed him every half hour
Video examples
Getting Muddy PIPE Elephant...
and sticking like glue to his neighbor and now adoptive mom Luigi being the tiniest the keepers all adore him
Video examples
Katrina Dogs PIPE National...
overcome her fears and learn to trust people in order to have a second chance at life in an adoptive home
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Quote examples
Rodney Atkins
American Musician
I was a sickly baby, and after two sets of adoptive parents took me home, they returned me to the orphanage because of a serious respiratory infection. But as they say, the third time's a charm, because my mom and dad adopted me and took me into their home where I was raised in a family full of love.
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Kurt Eichenwald
American Editor
All anti-abortion protesters should be presented, on the spot, with an application to sign up as foster parents. They should also be given the names of children in their area in need of adoptive parents. And if they won't sign or volunteer, they should shut up.
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Tom Junod
American Journalist
I am an adoptive parent. My wife and I adopted our daughter nine years ago. She was born in China. We have been her parents since she was nine and a half months old, and we don't know very much about her life before we first took her into our arms.
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Jacob Anderson
British Actor
Mum and I have always been close. Her adoptive parents died when she was 18, and she doesn't have any other kids, so I'm her only family. She lives life to the full, and I envy her vitality. She has pink hair and is a younger spirit than me.
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Pat Robertson
American Clergyman
Adoptive parents are taking on enormous responsibility, both emotionally and financially. Quite frankly, they need as much disclosure as possible about the child's background and health to assure the best fit and be prepared.
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Katherine Heigl
American Actress
My mother is a realist, and she's had biological and adoptive children, and she said it's no different: No matter what, they're putting a stranger into your arms. You don't know them yet.
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Michael Gove
British Politician
Adopting means opening your home, and heart, to a life you've never known. But there is nothing as richly rewarding as being an adoptive parent.
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Dennis Cardoza
American Politician
As an adoptive parent myself of foster children, I have seen firsthand the glaring problems of the system currently facing this Nation.
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Stewart Lee
English Comedian
I'm very grateful to my adoptive family. My mother sorted my life out.
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Saroo Brierley
Indian Businessman
My adoptive mother always wanted to meet my biological mother.
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Rodney Atkins
American Musician
I was a sickly baby, and after two sets of adoptive parents took me home, they returned me to the orphanage because of a serious respiratory infection. But as they say, the third time's a charm, because my mom and dad adopted me and took me into their home where I was raised in a family full of love.
Quote examples
Kurt Eichenwald
American Editor
All anti-abortion protesters should be presented, on the spot, with an application to sign up as foster parents. They should also be given the names of children in their area in need of adoptive parents. And if they won't sign or volunteer, they should shut up.
Quote examples
Tom Junod
American Journalist
I am an adoptive parent. My wife and I adopted our daughter nine years ago. She was born in China. We have been her parents since she was nine and a half months old, and we don't know very much about her life before we first took her into our arms.
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Jacob Anderson
British Actor
Mum and I have always been close. Her adoptive parents died when she was 18, and she doesn't have any other kids, so I'm her only family. She lives life to the full, and I envy her vitality. She has pink hair and is a younger spirit than me.
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Pat Robertson
American Clergyman
Adoptive parents are taking on enormous responsibility, both emotionally and financially. Quite frankly, they need as much disclosure as possible about the child's background and health to assure the best fit and be prepared.
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Katherine Heigl
American Actress
My mother is a realist, and she's had biological and adoptive children, and she said it's no different: No matter what, they're putting a stranger into your arms. You don't know them yet.
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Michael Gove
British Politician
Adopting means opening your home, and heart, to a life you've never known. But there is nothing as richly rewarding as being an adoptive parent.
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Dennis Cardoza
American Politician
As an adoptive parent myself of foster children, I have seen firsthand the glaring problems of the system currently facing this Nation.
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Stewart Lee
English Comedian
I'm very grateful to my adoptive family. My mother sorted my life out.
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Saroo Brierley
Indian Businessman
My adoptive mother always wanted to meet my biological mother.
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