adopted

Definition

Adjective:
- Legally taken as one's own child: Describes a child who has been legally and permanently taken into a family to be raised as one's own, with all the rights and responsibilities of a biological child.
- Chosen or taken as one's own: Describes something (e.g., a country, method, idea) that has been willingly chosen, embraced, or taken on as if it were one's own, though not original or native.

Examples of Usage

Adjective:
- They love their adopted daughter as much as their biological son.
- After living there for twenty years, she felt a deep loyalty to her adopted country.
- The committee adopted a new set of rules. (Note: Here 'adopted' is the past tense of the verb 'to adopt', not the adjective.)

Advanced Usage

"adopted home": A place where one chooses to live permanently, though it is not one's place of birth.
- Paris became his adopted home after he left the United States.
In legal and formal contexts, "adopted" specifies the legal relationship, contrasting with "biological" or "birth".
- The will names both his biological and his adopted children as beneficiaries.

Variants and Related Words

Adopt (verb): To take or accept something legally or formally.
- They decided to adopt a child from overseas.
- The company will adopt a new policy next month.
Adoptive (adjective): Describes the parent or family that adopts a child. (Note: 'Adoptive' refers to the parents; 'adopted' refers to the child).
- She has a very close relationship with her adoptive mother.
Adoption (noun): The act or process of adopting.
- The adoption process can be lengthy.

Synonyms

Chosen: Selected as a favorite or taken on willingly.
Embraced: Taken up or accepted enthusiastically.
Foster (in specific contexts): While 'foster' often implies temporary care, in some legal contexts it can overlap. 'Adopted' implies permanence and full legal transfer of parental rights.

Antonyms

Related Phrases

Adopted at birth: Describes a child who was adopted very soon after being born.
- She was adopted at birth and never knew her biological parents.
Internationally adopted: Refers to a child adopted from a foreign country.
- The organization provides support for internationally adopted children.

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