adoptive
BrE /ˈæd.ə.pɪv/ AmE /ˈæd.ə.pɪv/
adjective en → es
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
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She is an adoptive mother to three children.
Ella es madre adoptiva de tres niños.
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
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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.