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Adoptive parent   /ədˈɑptɪv pˈɛrənt/   Listen
Adoptive parent

noun
1.
A person who adopts a child of other parents as his or her own child.  Synonym: adopter.





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"Adoptive parent" Quotes from Famous Books



... parent died while his own child was living, he left him by way of addition to the sum for adoption doubled, some jewel or slave woman, as a reward for his good services. But, on the other hand, if the child was ungrateful and acted badly, the adoptive parent gave him up, by restoring the sum that had been given ...
— The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898 - Volume 40 of 55 • Francisco Colin


Words linked to "Adoptive parent" :   parent, adopter


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