Dutch Etymology Compound of adoptief (“adoptive”) + kind (“child”). Pronunciation IPA(key): /aː.dɔpˈtifˌkɪnt/ Audio:(file) Hyphenation: adop‧tief‧kind Noun adoptiefkind m (plural adoptiefkinderen, diminutive adoptiefkindje n) Alternative form of adoptiekindWikiwand - on Seamless Wikipedia browsing. On steroids.