Associations to the word «Adoption»
Noun
- Ordinance
- Acceptance
- Subsidy
- Abolition
- Recommendation
- Christianity
- Veto
- Alphabet
- Meridian
- Embryo
- Currency
- Spouse
- Advocacy
- Consent
- Termination
- Convergence
- Stigma
- Triad
- Tiberius
- Charter
- Standard
- Orthography
- Adolescent
- Couple
- Ethernet
- Marriage
- Regulation
- Referral
- Homosexuality
- Alcoholism
- Parentage
- Trafficking
- Discrimination
- Iq
- Baby
- Citizenship
- Adherence
- Legal
- Guideline
- Decree
- Child
- Pet
- Unicef
- Commencement
- Suffrage
- Dissemination
- Linux
- Repeal
- Policy
- Technology
- Neglect
- Gatherer
- Relative
- Paperwork
- Prior
- Tice
- Reform
- Biological
- Modernization
- Measure
- Legality
- Agenda
- Compatibility
- Framework
Adjective
Wiktionary
ADOPTION, noun. The act of adopting, or state of being adopted; voluntary acceptance of a child of other parents to be the same as one's own child.
ADOPTION, noun. Admission to a more intimate relation; reception; as, the adoption of persons into hospitals or monasteries, or of one society into another.
ADOPTION, noun. The choosing and making that to be one's own which originally was not so; acceptance; as, the adoption of opinions.
ADOPTION, noun. (computing) Transfer between an old system to another (usually better) system.
Dictionary definition
ADOPTION, noun. The act of accepting with approval; favorable reception; "its adoption by society"; "the proposal found wide acceptance".
ADOPTION, noun. 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).
ADOPTION, noun. The appropriation (of ideas or words etc) from another source; "the borrowing of ancient motifs was very apparent".
Wise words
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