adoptive

[/əˈdɒptɪv/]

adjective

adotivo

1. relating to or involving adoption

She is proud of her adoptive family.

Ela se orgulha de sua família adotiva.

2. of or pertaining to a parent or child who has been adopted

His adoptive mother raised him with great love.

Sua mãe adotiva o criou com muito amor.

3. chosen as a country or home after being born elsewhere

Brazil became his adoptive country after immigrating.

O Brasil se tornou seu país adotivo após imigrar.

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Regional Variations

General Brazilian

adotivo

standard usage across Brazil

Portugal

adotivo

standard usage in Portugal

adoptive parent

adoptive child

adoptive family

adoptive country

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