pertaining to adoption

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• LGBT adoption — refers to the adoption of children by lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgendered people.Legal status around the worldlegend|#cccccc|Unknown/AmbiguousAdoption by same sex couples is legal in Guam, Andorra, Belgium, Iceland, [… …   Wikipedia

• Adoptive — A*dopt ive, a. [L. adoptivus: cf. F. adoptif.] Pertaining to adoption; made or acquired by adoption; fitted to adopt; as, an adoptive father, an child; an adoptive language. {A*dopt ive*ly}, adv. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Adoptively — Adoptive A*dopt ive, a. [L. adoptivus: cf. F. adoptif.] Pertaining to adoption; made or acquired by adoption; fitted to adopt; as, an adoptive father, an child; an adoptive language. {A*dopt ive*ly}, adv. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• adoptive — (adj.) early 15c., from M.Fr. adoptif, from L. adoptivus pertaining to adoption, from stem of adoptere (see ADOPT (Cf. adopt)) …   Etymology dictionary

• pertain to something — perˈtain to sth/sb derived (formal) to be connected with sth/sb • the laws pertaining to adoption Main entry: ↑pertainderived …   Useful english dictionary

• pertain to somebody — perˈtain to sth/sb derived (formal) to be connected with sth/sb • the laws pertaining to adoption Main entry: ↑pertainderived …   Useful english dictionary

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