1. legally taken into a family and raised as one’s own child
2. chosen and accepted as one’s own; taken up and used

Examples

• She has two biological children and one adopted daughter.
• The adopted child felt loved and welcomed in his new family.
• English is not his native language but his adopted one.
• The company’s adopted policy requires all employees to work from home on Fridays.
• After moving to Texas, she considered it her adopted home state.
• The adopted resolution passed by a narrow margin.
• He grew up knowing he was adopted and was grateful to his parents.