adopted

verb adjective

Stress: second syllable

Syllables: a-dopt-ed (3)

English Definition

Legally take another's child and bring it up as one's own.

Example Sentence

They have an adopted child.

US IPA /əˈdɑːptɪd/

UK IPA /əˈdɒptɪd/

fostered accepted chosen assumed

rejected abandoned biological