adoptive parent

NOUN
  1. a person who adopts a child of other parents as his or her own child
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How To Use adoptive parent In A Sentence

  • Of course not, it will probably be put into care if the mother still doesn't want it, until adoptive parents are found for the child.
  • The conference was of benefit to orphanage directors and adoptive parents alike.
  • In 1952 I was sent to a local convent school until I was eleven, although my adoptive parents were Protestants.
  • They also say they hoped to avoid custody battles between adoptive parents and biological fathers who step forward too late.
  • The alternative is a private arrangement with the birth mother and the adoptive parents.
  • Use the term biological parents to refer to the nonadoptive parents. Essential Guide to Business Style and Usage
  • That poor little mite should have been taken away from his filthy home and placed with loving adoptive parents. The Sun
  • Disputes between natural and adoptive parents are not unusual and a fair proportion of arrangements break down.
  • Records were not sealed in Oregon to protect birthparent anonymity, and Oregon law gives adoptive parents documents with identifying information about the birthparent upon request. The Tug Of Love, No Winners Here, A Father's Lame
  • Second, whether adoptive parents could be found who are willing to take on this new challenge.
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