adoption
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[edit] English
[edit] Etymology
Latin adoptio, allied to adoptare to adopt.
[edit] Noun
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adoption (plural adoptions)
- 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.
- A Chinese baby girl was given away for adoption.
- Admission to a more intimate relation; reception; as, the adoption of persons into hospitals or monasteries, or of one society into another.
- The choosing and making that to be one's own which originally was not so; acceptance; as, the adoption of opinions.
[edit] Translations
act of adopting, or state of being adopted
admission to a more intimate relation
choosing and making that to be one's own which originally was not so
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[edit] Finnish
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adoption
- Genitive singular form of adoptio.
[edit] French
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adoption f. (plural adoptions)
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[edit] Swedish
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| Inflection for adoption | Singular | Plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| common | Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite |
| Base form | adoption | adoptionen | adoptioner | adoptionerna |
| Possessive form | adoptions | adoptionens | adoptioners | adoptionernas |
adoption c.
