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adopted

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

Definition

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.Parenting and caring for children
(Definition of adopted adjective (CHILD) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
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