Adopted

/əˈdɒptɪd/

Meaning & Definition

verb

To take up and use as one's own; to accept and take on.

She adopted a new attitude towards life after the seminar.

To legally take another's child and bring it up as one's own.

After years of trying to start a family, they finally adopted a baby girl.

To accept formally or officially.

The committee adopted the new policy after much discussion.

adjective

Chosen or accepted by someone as their own.

He spent time with his adopted family during the holidays.

From Latin 'adoptare', meaning 'to choose for oneself'.

adopted child

A child who has been legally taken into another family.

adopted policy

A policy that has been officially accepted and put into practice.

adopt

To take on or accept someone or something as one's own.

adoption

The act of adopting; taking in a child to raise as one's own.

Snatched up

He was snatched up by a great family.

Chosen

She felt chosen when they adopted her.