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adopted

adopted [adjective] (CHILD)

an adopted child has been legally taken by another family to be taken care of as their own child

US

/əˈdɑːp.tɪd/

UK

/əˈdɒp.tɪd/

Example:

They've got two adopted children and one of their own.

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

adopted

a‧dopt‧ed /əˈdɒptəd, əˈdɒptɪd $ əˈdɑːp-/ BrE AmE adjective
1. an adopted child has been legally made part of a family that he or she was not born into:
his adopted son
2. your adopted country is one that you have chosen to live in permanently

Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

adopted

adopt·ed [adopted] [əˈdɒptɪd] [əˈdɑːptɪd] adjective
1. an adopted child has legally become part of a family which is not the one in which he or she was born

• Danny is their adopted son.

2. an adopted country is one in which sb chooses to live although it is not the one they were born in

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary

adopted / əˈdɒp.tɪd / / -ˈdɑːp- / adjective (CHILD)

B2 an adopted child has been legally taken by another family to be taken care of as their own child:

They've got two adopted children and one of their own.

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary:

- adopted adj
• an adopted child [=a child who has been adopted]
• She is their adopted daughter.
• “Mark Twain” was the adopted name of Samuel Clemens.
• Canada is his adopted country.