adoptive

BrE /ˈæd.ə.pɪv/ AmE /ˈæd.ə.pɪv/

adjective en → es

1 PARENTSHIP [attributive / predicative] B2

relating to or resulting from the legal process of adopting a child as your own

adoptivo, adoptiva

  • an adoptive parent/child

Collocations adoptive mother/father · adoptive family

  • She is an adoptive mother to three children.

    Ella es madre adoptiva de tres niños.

2 LEGAL [attributive / predicative] C1

relating to or resulting from the legal process of adopting something officially

adoptivo, oficialmente adoptado/a

  • an adoptive law/policy

Collocations adoptive policy · adoptive regulation

  • The new adoptive law will change the way adoptions are handled.

    La nueva ley oficialmente adoptada cambiará la forma en que se manejan las adopciones.