Related through adoption. / Pertaining to adoption.

The act of adopting. / The state of being adopted; the acceptance of a child of other parents as if he or she were one's own child.

one who adopts

simple past tense and past participle of adopt

present participle of adopt

(rare) adoption

The property of being adoptable.

Of or relating to adoption.

A man who has adopted a child, as opposed to a biological father.

A woman who has adopted a child, as opposed to a biological mother.