found: Work cat.: 92-18480: Miller, V. Meditations for adoptive parents, 1992.
found: HCL.
found: Random House:s.v. "Adoptive" (Usage note states it is usually used for the parent, whereas "adopted" is used for the child)
found: Web. 3:s.v. "Adoptive" (Example given of "adoptive father")
found: Zapf, K. Worterbuch der Sozialarbeit, 1961:In the English index.
found: Nadeau, M. Lexique anglais-français de l'enfance in difficulté, 1982.
found: Barker, R. The social work dict. 2d., 1991:s.v. "Adoption" (Definition uses term "adoptive parents")
found: Black's law dict.:s.v. "Adoption" (Used "Adoptive parents" in text of definition)
