adoptive adoptive /əˈdɑːptɪv/

adjective

1. Acquired as your own by free choice  ( adoptive , adopted )
   acquired as your own by free choice
    My adopted state
   my adopted state
    An adoptive country
   an adoptive country
   
2. Of parents and children; related by adoption  ( adoptive )
   of parents and children; related by adoption
    Adoptive parents
   adoptive parents