adoptive C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities US /əˈdɑptɪv/ UK /əˈdɒptɪv/ See IPA manual Minimal pairs Sounds like adaptive /æ/ vs /ɑ/ Meanings 1 adj related by adoption rather than by birth Her adoptive parents raised her as their own daughter. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · related by adoption rather... adoptingfoster ↔ Opposites biologicalnaturalbirth Word family Derived forms adoptively Related forms adoptadoptionadopted Etymology AI details From Old French adoptif, from Latin adoptivus ('pertaining to adoption'), from adoptare ('to choose, adopt'), from ad- ('to') + optare ('to choose, wish'). adoptivus Latin optare Latin View etymology graph -> Topics Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # adoptive **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /əˈdɑptɪv/ **IPA (UK):** /əˈdɒptɪv/ ## Meanings 1. related by adoption rather than by birth ## Examples - Her adoptive parents raised her as their own daughter. ## Synonyms - adopting - foster ## Antonyms - biological - natural - birth ## Derived Forms - adoptively ## Related Forms - adopt - adoption - adopted ## Roots and Affixes - Root: adoptivus - Root: optare ## Etymology From Old French adoptif, from Latin adoptivus ('pertaining to adoption'), from adoptare ('to choose, adopt'), from ad- ('to') + optare ('to choose, wish'). ## AI Etymology Adoptive is an adjective meaning "related by adoption rather than by birth". Historically, it is from Old French adoptif, from Latin adoptivus ('pertaining to adoption'), from adoptare ('to choose, adopt'), from ad- ('to') + optare ('to choose, wish'). The visible construction is part of the etymology: adoptive is not just an unanalyzed simple word. The historical chain links Latin adoptivus with Latin optare. Close English family members include adoptively, adopt, adoption, and adopted. ## Topics - Describing Qualities - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown