(a.) Pertaining to adoption; made or acquired by adoption; fitted to adopt; as, an adoptive father, an child; an adoptive language.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
| APA | Webster's. (2011). adoptive. Retrieved September 20, 2026, from http://smartdefine.org/adoptive/definitions/1971122 |
| Chicago | Webster's. 2011. "adoptive" http://smartdefine.org/adoptive/definitions/1971122 (accessed September 20, 2026). |
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| MLA | Webster's. "adoptive" 27 May 2011. Web. 20 September 2026. <http://smartdefine.org/adoptive/definitions/1971122> |