Adoptive parent; a person (or parents) who legally adopt and raise a child rather than being the biological parent.
彼は幼いころに養親に育てられた。
He was raised by adoptive parents when he was young.
その夫婦は養親になるための手続きを始めた。
The couple has started the procedures to become adoptive parents.
日本では、養親になるために一定の要件がある。
In Japan there are certain requirements to become an adoptive parent.
養親と実親の関係について話し合いが行われた。
A discussion was held about the relationship between the adoptive parents and the biological parents.