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Definition: An adoptive father is a person who legally becomes the father of a child through the process of adoption. Adoption is a legal process where a person or couple becomes the legal parent(s) of a child who is not biologically related to them. The adoptive father has the same rights and responsibilities as a biological father.
Example: John and his wife adopted a baby girl. John became the adoptive father of the baby and had the same legal rights and responsibilities as if he were the biological father.
Explanation: This example illustrates the definition of an adoptive father. John legally became the father of the baby girl through the process of adoption, and he had the same rights and responsibilities as a biological father would have had.