Adoptive and Substitute

Adoptive

Adoptive adjective - Of parents and children; related by adoption.
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Substitute and adoptive are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Substitute" instead an adjective "Adoptive".

Nearby Words: adopt, adoption, adopted, adopting, adoptee

Substitute

Substitute adjective - Being such in appearance only and made with or manufactured from usually cheaper materials.

Adoptive and substitute are semantically related. You can use "Adoptive" instead an adjective "Substitute".

Both words in one sentence

  • Missing Mom Christine's mother is never mentioned once; she has a Parental Substitute in Mama Valerius anyway, whom Raoul even refers to as her "adoptive mother."
    Source: Missing Mom
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