French Conversation · Level 119
60 words
French word
adoptif
Pronunciation
IPA/adɔptif/
Meaning
- adjectiveadoptive
Example
Nous avons des parents adoptifs.
We have adoptive parents.
More examples
La famille adoptive part en vacances.
The adoptive family is going on vacation.
Core concept
An officially formed family link created when a child enters a family through adoption.
Common phrases
parents adoptifs
adoptive parents
famille adoptive
adoptive family
frère adoptif
adoptive brother
Similar words
adopté: Officially received into a family as an adopted child.
légal: Related to the law or to legal procedures.
biologique: Based on a parent-child relationship through shared biological ancestry.
Definition in French
Qualifie ce qui appartient ou se rapporte à l'acte d'adopter ou au lien créé par l'adoption.
Word origin
French adoptif continues Latin adoptivus, formed from adoptare, itself built with ad- and optare, meaning 'to choose'.
Usage tips
- As an adjective, adoptif agrees in gender and number: parent adoptif, mère adoptive, and parents adoptifs.
Other meanings
- adoptedadjective
Opposites
- biologiquebiologicaladjective