📖 Definitions of "Adoptions"
noun
- 1
The act of adopting.
- 2
The state of being adopted; the acceptance of a child of other parents as if he or she were one's own child.
"A Chinese baby girl was given away for adoption."
- 3
Admission to an institution, for example a hospital, clinic, mental asylum.
"the adoption of people into hospitals or monasteries"
- 4
The choosing and making that to be one's own which originally was not so; acceptance
"the adoption of opinions"
💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Adoptions"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| acceptancenoun | (uncountable) The act of accepting; the receiving of something offered, with acquiescence, approbation, or satisfaction; especially, favourable reception; approval. |
| borrowingnoun | An instance of something being borrowed. |
| adoptnoun | To take (a child, heir, friend, citizen, etc.) by choice into a relationship. |
| adoptedverb | a 2009 American independent mockumentary film starring comedian Pauly Shore as himself, "going to Africa to adopt a child, à la Madonna and Angelina Jolie." |
| adoptersnoun | one who adopts |
| adoptingverb | To take (a child, heir, friend, citizen, etc.) by choice into a relationship. |
| enactmentnoun | (law) The act of making (a bill) into law. |
| passagenoun | A paragraph or section of text or music with particular meaning. |
| stepparentnoun | One's parent's spouse who is not one's biological parent. |
| takingnoun | The act by which something is taken. |
| transracial | Encompassing more than one race of people; interracial. |
| adoptablenoun | A person or animal that is eligible to be adopted. |
| adoptive | Pertaining to adoption. |
| adoptabilitynoun | The property of being adoptable. |
| adopteesnoun | An adopted son or daughter. |
| adoptionistnoun | (Christianity) One who believes in or supports adoptionism. |
| adoptsverb | To take (a child, heir, friend, citizen, etc.) by choice into a relationship. |
| fosteringnoun | encouragement; aiding the development of something |
| adoptionismnoun | (Christianity) A form of Christianity which maintains that Jesus is divine only in the sense that God the Father adopted him, either at Jesus' birth, or at his death, as opposed to the orthodox understanding of the nature of the Trinity. |
| adopteenoun | An adopted son or daughter. |
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