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adoptee.

An adopted son or daughter.

7 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/əˌdɒpˈtiː//əˌdɑpˈti/General-American
  1. An adopted son or daughter.

  2. A person who was adopted as a child.

    An adult Chinese female adoptee has found her biological parents.
  3. Synonym of adopter.

Where this word comes from

Learned borrowing from French adoptée, feminine past participle of adopter meaning "to adopt", equivalent to adopt + -ee.

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