"Adoptive" refers to someone or something that is chosen or accepted as a member of a family, group, or system, even though they are not biologically related. Full definition
A style of parenting called Attachment Parenting helps adoptive parents and adopted children establish a strong bond fairly easily. (attachmentparenting.org)
Our single - parent adoptive families will tell you that the challenges of this journey are many, and so are the rewards. (chlss.org)
This issue is much greater than a lack of adoptive homes for dogs and cats. (patrickmahaney.com)