ADOPTER

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

A person who adopts a child of other parents as his or her own child

Synonyms:

adopter; adoptive parent

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

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)