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What is the adjective for adopts?

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Included below are past participle and present participle forms for the verb adopt which may be used as adjectives within certain contexts.

adoptable
  1. Able to be adopted.
  2. Desirable to adopt.
  3. Examples:
      4. “Although 55 cats for which she cared have been adopted in the last 16 months, not every cat the soft-hearted Alcorn takes in is adoptable.”
      “Anderson said the dog was a stray, and was not adoptable because of its aggressiveness.”
      “Under this general law, for instance, one way babies become adoptable is by the consent of their biological parents.”
adoptive
  1. Related through adoption; more generally, relating to adoption.
  2. Synonyms:
      3. foster, surrogate, caretaker, acting, provisional, substitute, replacement, temporary, stand-in, fill-in, short-term, reserve, stopgap, relief, deputy, supply, pinch-hitting, second-string, backup, alternate, standby, auxiliary, emergency, interim, proxy, makeshift, extra, pro tem, ad interim, pro tempore, impromptu, transitional, spare, fallback, supplementary, supplemental, provisionary, provisory, band-aid, intervening, rough-and-ready, second, cover, additional, alternative, fall-back, make-do, ad hoc, substitutive, non-permanent … more
  3. Examples:
      4. “I am very lucky, I never felt really different being a fat girl with multiracial brothers and immigrant adoptive parents.”
      “Born in Canberra and raised by an adoptive Spanish mother and Paraguayan father, he has no doubt about his loyalty.”
      “She gleefully portrays the dual roles of Rose's flaky adoptive mother Claire and Rose's native godmother Maddie.”
adoptative
  1. (rare) adoptive
adoptious
  1. (obsolete) Adopted.
adopted
  1. simple past tense and past participle of adopt
  2. Synonyms:
      3. took, accomplished, achieved, earned, received, won, accepted, attained, reached, scored, acquired, landed, obtained, procured, secured, snagged, assumed, bagged, came by, collected, gained, got, grabbed, netted, realized, consummated, picked up, reaped, reapt, scooped, brought in, came away with, carried off, copped, racked up, realised, walked away with, walked off with, had conferred on one, took up, undertook, took on, formed, cultivated, bred, engaged in, discovered, took in, assimilated, developed … more
adopting
  1. present participle of adopt
  2. Synonyms:
      3. using, employing, utilizing, wielding, working, harnessing, utilising, engaging, fielding, manipulating, operating, plying, availing yourself of, making do with, making use of, maneuvering, manoeuvring, applying, appropriating, availing oneself of, calling upon, deploying, exploiting, resorting, taking advantage of, directing, finding a use for, handling, putting into service, running, guiding, calling into play, turning to account, putting to good use … more
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