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adoptive

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++a·dop·tive /əˈdɒptɪv $ əˈdɑːp-/ adjective [only before noun]  SSFan adoptive parent is one who has adopted a child 收养(孩子)的
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adoptiveShe was left thinking how hard he was driving himself for the sake of his adoptive family.Well, the time went on, and eventually they approved us as adoptive parents, and that was that.Second, whether adoptive parents could be found who are willing to take on this new challenge.The adoptive parents had made no comments to suggest that they realized the children were unhappy.Neither of the adoptive parents in these cases felt threatened by the contacts.Polreis' case has attracted attention among support networks for adoptive parents of troubled foreign children.I believe a great deal of advice is available to adoptive parents these days.In 1952 I was sent to a local convent school until I was eleven, although my adoptive parents were Protestants.
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adoptive
adoptive /əˈdɒptɪv $ əˈdɑːp-/ adjective [only before noun]
an adoptive parent is one who has adopted a child


adop·tiveBrE /əˈdɒptɪv/ 🔊NAmE /əˈdɑːptɪv/ 🔊 adjective [usually before noun] an adoptive parent or family is one that has legally adopted a child 收养的;有收养关系的