Used in a Sentence

adoptive

How to use adoptive in a sentence. Example sentences and definitions for adoptive.

Editorial note

Having said that, I am reminded of something my adoptive mother told me before she died.

Examples9
Definitions2
Parts of speech1

Quick take

of parents and children; related by adoption; "adoptive parents"

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of adoptive gathered in one view.

adjective

of parents and children; related by adoption; "adoptive parents"

adjective

acquired as your own by free choice; "my adopted state"; "an adoptive country"

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for adoptive.

adjective

of parents and children; related by adoption; "adoptive parents"

adjective

acquired as your own by free choice; "my adopted state"; "an adoptive country"

Example sentences

1

Having said that, I am reminded of something my adoptive mother told me before she died.

2

It wasn't clear on a first read whether they were saying "his father" as in "his biological father" or "his adoptive father", but on a second read you're right.

3

Over here I know that the adoptive family has to go through a long vetting process, and needs to have proven financial means to provide for them and the children.

4

Now that I have a flock of kids, however, my wife and adoptive mother are pushing me to track them down so I can learn about my bloodline's medical history.

5

The same or similar measures have been obtained from 300 sets of adoptive parents and all of their adopted and natural children in the Texas Adoption Project.

6

Twenty-five years later, while living with his adoptive family in Australia, he locates his lost hometown using memories and Google Earth.

7

This is a tough story of a state legislator who became an adoptive father finding out that policies that he thought were humane reforms didn't end up helping people in this generation like his adoptive son.

8

I got the impression they simply did not have enough experience with asian children to realise that their adoptive child had, to put it brutally, a pretty poor genotype, with a host of physical and behavioural ramifications.

9

> China and Russia would often give severely challenged children to US adoptive parentsAbout 2 years ago I was watching a documentary about china-to-america adoptions on japanese television.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use adoptive in a sentence?

Having said that, I am reminded of something my adoptive mother told me before she died.

What does adoptive mean?

of parents and children; related by adoption; "adoptive parents"

What part of speech is adoptive?

adoptive is commonly used as adjective.