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adoption

/əˈdɑp.ʃən/noun3 syllables

Adoption means: the act of accepting with approval; favorable reception.

Synonyms for adoption4

noun, as in the act of accepting with approval; favorable reception

acceptance, acceptation, espousal

noun, as in the appropriation (of ideas or words etc.) from another source

borrowing

What does adoption mean?3

noun

1

the act of accepting with approval; favorable reception“its adoption by society”

2

the appropriation (of ideas or words etc.) from another source“the borrowing of ancient motifs was very apparent”

3

a legal proceeding that creates a parent-child relation between persons not related by blood; the adopted child is entitled to all privileges belonging to a natural child of the adoptive parents (including the right to inherit)

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with adoption?1

two syllables

option
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Adoption in a sentence

  • The puppy's single good eye begs me for adoption.papabear
  • We should have given you up for adoption.meerkat
  • Sami has no right to access the adoption records.OsoHombre
  • Yanni wants to share his adoption story with us.Amastan
  • How do you put a sentence up for adoption?DJ_Saidez
  • This puppy is not for sale; it's for adoption.Nylez
  • Leonid's biggest regret in life was giving Rima up for adoption.Amastan
  • I think I'll put up my child for adoption.Objectivesea

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of adoption

as a noun

plural
adoptions