ADOPTIVE

adopted, adoptive

(adjective) acquired as your own by free choice; “my adopted state”; “an adoptive country”

adoptive

(adjective) of parents and children; related by adoption; “adoptive parents”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

Adjective

adoptive (not comparable)

Related through adoption; more generally, relating to adoption.

Source: Wiktionary

A*dopt"ive, a. Etym: [L. adoptivus: cf. F. adoptif.]

Definition: Pertaining to adoption; made or acquired by adoption; fitted to adopt; as, an adoptive father, an child; an adoptive language.

– A*dopt"ive*ly, adv.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition