adoptive parent
Non-biological legal guardian
An adoptive parent is someone who has legally taken another person's biological child as their own.
The term distinguishes from biological or birth parents: Her adoptive parents raised her from infancy.
The relationship carries full legal weight—an adoptive parent has the same rights and responsibilities as a biological one.
Protective caretaker of another
- custodianGuardian of a place
- conservatorArtifact preservation expert
- terminationAct of ending something
- courtTrial venue or sports surface
decree · petition · certification · agency · caseworker · background check · home study · approval
One legally taken in
- childPerson before puberty
- biologicalRelating to living organisms
- siblingsFellow offspring
- kinshipState of being related
custody · permanency · orphanage · foster · heritage · ancestry · reunification · lineage
One providing daily assistance
- upbringingChildhood care and training
- rearingNurturing to maturity
- guidanceAdvice for decisions
- supportTo uphold or sustain
attachment · bonding · protection · providing · educating · encouragement · development · mentorship
Connection or fondness
- connectionA joining or relation
- loveIntense fond attachment
- trustConfidence in another
- affectionWarm emotional attachment
commitment · devotion · empathy · closeness · intimacy · relationship · understanding · loyalty
guardian
Protective caretaker of another
- custodianGuardian of a place
- conservatorArtifact preservation expert
- terminationAct of ending something
court · decree · petition · certification · agency · caseworker · background check · home study · approval · jurisdiction
adoptee
One legally taken in
- childPerson before puberty
- biologicalRelating to living organisms
- siblingsFellow offspring
kinship · custody · permanency · orphanage · foster · heritage · ancestry · reunification · lineage · placement
caregiver
One providing daily assistance
- upbringingChildhood care and training
- rearingNurturing to maturity
- guidanceAdvice for decisions
support · attachment · bonding · protection · providing · educating · encouragement · development · mentorship · nurturing
attachment
Connection or fondness
- connectionA joining or relation
- loveIntense fond attachment
- trustConfidence in another
affection · commitment · devotion · empathy · closeness · intimacy · relationship · understanding · loyalty · kinship
adoptive parentbiological parent
One who conceived offspring
birth parent · natural parent · birth mother · birth father · biological mother
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