a. | 1. | Taken by adoption; taken up as one's own; |
Adj. | 1. | adopted - acquired as your own by free choice; "my adopted state"; "an adoptive country" Synonyms: adoptive Antonyms: native - belonging to one by birth; "my native land"; "one's native language" |
2. | adopted - having been taken into a specific relationship; "an adopted child" |