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ADOPTED: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for ADOPTED?

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Adopted as an Adjective
Definitions of "Adopted" as an adjective
Synonyms of "Adopted" as an adjective (1 Word)
Usage Examples of "Adopted" as an adjective
Associations of "Adopted" (30 Words)

The synonyms of “Adopted” are: adoptive

Adopted as an Adjective

Definitions of "Adopted" as an adjective

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “adopted” as an adjective can have the following definitions:

Acquired as your own by free choice.

Synonyms of "Adopted" as an adjective (1 Word)

adoptive

Of parents and children; related by adoption.
He is the adoptive father of his wife s three children.

Usage Examples of "Adopted" as an adjective

My adopted state.

Associations of "Adopted" (30 Words)

abort	Cease development die and be aborted. I ve wasted almost a year on an abort.
adopt	Take on titles, offices, duties, responsibilities. Adopt a book for a screenplay.
antenatal	Occurring or existing before birth. Antenatal care.
baby	Treat someone as a baby pamper or be overprotective towards. The baby* of the Supreme Court.*
born	British nuclear physicist born in Germany honored for his contributions to quantum mechanics 1882 1970. I was born* with a sense of curiosity.*
child	An immature childish person. He remained a child* in practical matters as long as he lived.*
daughter	A thing personified as a daughter in relation to its origin or source. We are the sons and daughters of Adam.
diaspora	Jewish people living outside Israel. The diaspora* of boat people from Asia.*
emigrant	A person who leaves their own country in order to settle permanently in another. Emigrant workers.
father	Appear as or admit that one is the father or originator of. The city fathers endorsed the proposal.
foster	Bring up under fosterage of children. Foster home.
gestation	The conception and development of an idea or plan. A thorough and painstaking work which was a long time in gestation.
heritage	Denoting a breed of livestock or poultry that was once traditional to an area but is no longer farmed in large numbers. A heritage* of freedom.*
homeland	An autonomous or semi-autonomous state occupied by a particular people. He left his homeland* to settle in London.*
illegitimate	The illegitimate offspring of unmarried parents. Defending workers against illegitimate* managerial practices.*
infant	Denoting something in an early stage of its development. The infant* Labour Party.*
infantile	Of or relating to infants or infancy. Infantile colic.
jewish	Of or relating to Jews or their culture or religion.
maladjusted	Not well adjusted. A maladjusted* child.*
mom	Informal terms for a mother. My mom* gave us each a slice of pizza.*
mother	Care for like a mother. A mother* penguin.*
offspring	A person’s child or children. Industrialism prepared the way for acceptance of the French Revolution s various socialistic offspring.
orphan	Make a child an orphan. An orphan* girl.*
parent	Be or act as a parent to a child. Some of the whetstones have been transported up to 400 km from the parent* rock.*
pregnancy	The state of being pregnant; the period from conception to birth when a woman carries a developing fetus in her uterus. The first weeks of pregnancy.
raising	The event of something being raised upward. A raising* of the land resulting from volcanic activity.*
rearing	Rearing on left hind leg with forelegs elevated and head usually in profile.
scion	A young shoot or twig of a plant, especially one cut for grafting or rooting. He was the scion* of a wealthy family.*
son	Used by an older person as a form of address for a boy or young man. Sons of the church.
youngster	A child, young person, or young animal. Tiddler is a British term for youngster.