adopted

a-dopt-ed · adjective

imported

Definitions

adjective

  1. 1.

    Having been legally taken into a family that is not one's biological family.

  2. 2.

    Chosen or taken on as one's own.

  3. 3.

    Legally took another's child and brought it up as one's own.

  4. 4.

    Chose to take up, follow, or use something.

Phrases & expressions

  • •
    adopted child — A child legally taken into another family.
  • •
    adopted country/home — A place where someone has chosen to live.

Related words

Antonyms: biological, natural, rejected
See also: adopt, adoption, biological, foster
Synonyms: accepted, chosen, embraced

Etymology

From Latin adoptare ("to choose for oneself"), from ad- ("to") + optare ("to choose, wish").