adoption
(noun)
noun
1. the act of accepting with approval; favorable reception
- its adoption by society
Similar word(s): acceptance, acceptation, espousal
Definition categories: act, approval, approving, blessing
2. 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)
Definition categories: act, proceeding, proceedings
3. the appropriation (of ideas or words etc) from another source
Similar word(s): borrowing
Definition categories: act, appropriation
Sentences with adoption as a noun:
- A Chinese baby girl was given away for adoption.
- Our school is considering the adoption of Wiktionary as the standard dictionary.