adoptadas

Adoptadas is the feminine plural form of the Spanish adjective adoptado, meaning "adopted." It describes feminine nouns that have undergone the adoption process, such as niñas adoptadas or mujeres adoptadas. When used as a noun phrase, las adoptadas can refer collectively to women or girls who were adopted. The masculine plural equivalent is adoptados. As a participial adjective, adoptadas agrees in gender and number with the noun it modifies.

In legal and formal contexts, adoptadas may appear in documents and records indicating the status of a person in relation to adoption. It is common to distinguish hija adoptada (adopted daughter) from biological kin, and to refer to families as familia adoptiva. In everyday language, the term is neutral; it does not convey a value judgment about the individuals.

In sociological or psychological discussions, adoptees—whether adoptadas or adopted individuals of any gender—are studied in relation to identity, origins, and family relationships, with attention to varying experiences across domestic and international adoptions.

See also: adopción, adoptado, adoptiva, adopciones internacionales.