adoptif

adɔptif

adoptive, adoptives

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Definition of adoptif - Reverso French Dictionary

Adjective

enfantqui a été adopté par des parents autres que biologiques

Mon fils adoptif vient du Vietnam.

accueilli

adopté

parentsqui a adopté un enfant

Ses parents adoptifs l'aiment beaucoup.

accueillant

procédurequi concerne le processus d'adoption

La famille adoptive a terminé les démarches.

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Expressions with adoptif

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frère adoptif

garçon adopté par la même famille que soi

Mon frère adoptif est arrivé dans notre famille quand j'avais dix ans.

père adoptif

homme qui a légalement adopté un enfant

Son père adoptif l'a élevé avec beaucoup d'amour depuis ses trois ans.

parent adoptif

personne qui adopte légalement un enfant qui n'est pas son enfant biologique

Ses parents adoptifs l'ont accueilli quand il avait trois ans.

Origin of adoptif

latin, adoptare (choisir) + suffixe -if (relatif à)

Terms with adoptif included in their meaning

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père

adoptif

homme qui assume le rôle paternel dans la vie d'un enfant

géniteur

père adoptif

personne qui joue le rôle d'un père sans lien biologique

Saint-Joseph

religion

saint catholique, père adoptif de Jésus dans la tradition chrétienne

Examples of adoptif in a sentence

Leur fille adoptive s'adapte bien à sa nouvelle école.
Mon père adoptif m’a accompagné à l’école.
Elle a une sœur adoptive plus jeune qu’elle.
Le juge a validé le statut adoptif de l’enfant.
Le processus adoptif peut durer plusieurs mois.

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English:adopted, adoptive, ...
German:adoptiert, angenommen, ...
Italian:adottivo, ...
Spanish:adoptivo, ...
Portuguese:adotivo, ...
Chinese:被收养的, 养, ...
Japanese:養子の, 養親の, ...
Arabic:متبنى, متبني, ...
Hebrew:מְאוּמָּץ, מְאַמֵּץ, ...
Russian:приёмный, усыновительный, ...
Ukrainian:усиновлений, усиновлювальний, ...
Catalan:adoptiu, adoptiva, ...
Danish:adoptiv, ...
Dutch:geadopteerd, adoptief, ...
Greek:υιοθετημένος, θετός, ...
Khmer:សុំចិញ្ចឹម, សុំ, ...
Korean:입양된, 입양한, ...
Polish:adopcyjny, adoptowany, ...
Portuguese (BR):adotivo, de adoção, ...
Romanian:adoptiv, ...
Swedish:adoptiv, som rör adoption, ...
Thai:บุญธรรม, เกี่ยวกับการรับบุตรบุญธรรม, ...
Turkish:evlatlık, evlat edinen, ...
Vietnamese:được nhận nuôi, nuôi, ...

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adoptianisme

adoption

adoption d'enfant étranger

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