adoptive parent

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Noun adoptive parent has 1 sense

adoptive parent, adopter - a person who adopts a child of other parents as his or her own child
--₁ is a kind of parent

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Dictionary Term: Adoptive Parent

Description:

An adoptive parent refers to an individual or couple who legally and willingly assumes the permanent parenting responsibilities for a child who is not biologically their own. They make a conscious decision to bring up and care for another person's child as their own.

Examples:

Noun - Singular: Sarah became an adoptive parent when she and her husband adopted a baby girl.
Noun - Plural: The adoptive parents attended the school meeting to discuss their child's progress.
Adjective: The adoptive parent support group organized a picnic for families with adopted children.
Verb: They decided to adopt and become adoptive parents after years of struggling with infertility.

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