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ADOPTER
Pronunciation (US): | (GB): |
I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A person who adopts a child of other parents as his or her own child
Synonyms:
adopter; adoptive parent
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("adopter" is a kind of...):
parent (a father or mother; one who begets or one who gives birth to or nurtures and raises a child; a relative who plays the role of guardian)
Derivation:
adopt (take into one's family)