单词 | adoptative |
释义 | adoptativeadj. Now rare. Designating a parent, child, or relationship that is such by adoption; adoptive. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > [adjective] > related by adoption adoptivec1429 adopted1483 adoptative1557 adoptiousa1616 affiliated1623 adoptional1660 1557 T. North tr. A. de Guevara Diall Princes iii. lvi. f. 243/2 She is thy mother adoptatiue [Fr. ta mere adoptiue], and my naturall wyfe. 1634 Bp. J. Hall Contempl. Hist. New Test. (STC 12640.5) 223 A spirituall, and adoptative Son-ship. 1853 Times 11 Aug. 8/3 A gentleman in the position which few mortals can bear with patience,—that of having their favourite compositions overhauled and corrected by critics and adoptative fathers not of their choice. 1875 J. B. McClellan New Test. 623 Adoptative or other legal parentage, in opposition to the natural. 1996 Re: Fantasy/Sci-fi but with Fun Twist! in rec.arts.books.childrens 4 Nov. Basically your Son of Satan living with good adoptative parents. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < |
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