ALL meanings of adopted
a·dopt
A a - adjective adopted having been adopted 3
- noun adopted Legally take another's child and bring it up as one's own. 1
- verb with object adopted to choose or take as one's own; make one's own by selection or assent: to adopt a nickname. 1
- verb with object adopted to take and rear (the child of other parents) as one's own child, specifically by a formal legal act. 1
- verb with object adopted to take or receive into any kind of new relationship: to adopt a person as a protégé. 1
- verb with object adopted to select as a basic or required textbook or series of textbooks in a course. 1
- verb with object adopted to vote to accept: The House adopted the report. 1
- verb with object adopted to accept or act in accordance with (a plan, principle, etc.). 1
- adjective adopted child: by parents 1
- adjective adopted custom: taken on 1
- adjective adopted resolution: accepted 1
- verb adopted simple past tense and past participle of adopt. 0