adopted B2 Topic:Family & Relationships US /əˈdɑptɪd/ UK /əˈdɒptɪd/ See IPA manual Freq #4824 Meanings 1 adj Taken into a family as a legal son or daughter. Their adopted daughter looks just like them. 2 adj Chosen as your own, although not originally belonging to you. After ten years there, she calls it her adopted home. Thesaurus Synonyms 2 adj · chosen as your own,... adoptive Topics Family & Relationships External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # adopted **Type:** Word **Level:** B2 **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /əˈdɑptɪd/ **IPA (UK):** /əˈdɒptɪd/ **Frequency rank:** 4824 ## Meanings 1. Taken into a family as a legal son or daughter. 2. Chosen as your own, although not originally belonging to you. ## Examples - Their adopted daughter looks just like them. - After ten years there, she calls it her adopted home. ## Topics - Family & Relationships markdown