adoptive

Meanings

Adjective

of parents and children; related by adoption
- "adoptive parents"
acquired as your own by free choice
- "an adoptive country"

Adj

Related through adoption.
Pertaining to adoption.

Origin / Etymology

From adopt + -ive.

Synonyms

adopted

Antonyms

biological, blood, native

Scrabble Score: 14

adoptive is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
adoptive is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
adoptive is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 16

adoptive is a valid Words With Friends word