Adopté (en. Adopted)

/adopte/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishFrench

adjective

Refers to a person who has been accepted into a new family.

He is an adopted child who found his true family.

Il est un enfant adopté qui a trouvé sa vraie famille.

One who has been integrated or chosen by a group.

This method is now adopted by several researchers.

Cette méthode est désormais adoptée par plusieurs chercheurs.

Comes from the verb 'adopter', derived from the Latin 'adoptare'.

adopted by the government

One who has been approved and taken in by government authorities.

adopté par le gouvernement

adopted child

A child who has been legally welcomed into a new family.

enfant adopté

adoption

Act of receiving someone into a new family.

adoption

adoptive

Refers to a bond that is established through adoption.

adoptif

A young person who has been taken in by a new family in an informal context.

This guy is an adopted one, but he feels like a true family member.

Ce gars est un adopté, mais il se sent comme un vrai membre de la famille.

Used humorously to refer to someone who has been accepted into a group.

He is the adopted one in our group, and he integrated really quickly.

Il est l'adopté de notre bande, il s'est intégré super vite.