Answer: adopted

AnswerCrossword Clue
ADOPTEDTook on
adoptedto accept as one's own
adoptedto become the legal parent of (the child of another)
adoptedADOPT, to take as one's own
ADOPTEDLike a pet dog from a pound
ADOPTEDLike Clark Kent and Bamm-Bamm Rubble
ADOPTEDClaimed as one's own
ADOPTEDGiven a home
ADOPTEDLike Steve Jobs and Moses
ADOPTEDLike many pets
ADOPTEDTaken in
ADOPTEDNot a part of from the start
ADOPTEDTaken for one's own
ADOPTEDVoted to accept.
ADOPTEDEmbraced.
ADOPTEDTook up
ADOPTEDTaken into the clan
ADOPTEDAccepted, as a resolution
ADOPTEDGot out of a shelter
ADOPTEDEmbraced
ADOPTEDLike many a son or daughter
ADOPTEDNot biological
ADOPTEDTook as one's own
ADOPTEDAccepted by vote
ADOPTEDLike Bill Clinton or, eventually, Oliver Twist
ADOPTEDVoted to accept
ADOPTEDTook for one's own
ADOPTEDAssumed
ADOPTEDTook in
ADOPTEDEspoused
ADOPTEDMade one's own