adoption.
The act of adopting.
Meaning & usage
The act of adopting.
The state of being adopted; the acceptance of a child of other parents as if they were one's own child.
A Chinese baby girl was given away for adoption.
Another Chinese boy was put up for adoption.
An admission to an institution, for example a hospital, clinic, mental asylum.
the adoption of people into hospitals or monasteries
The choosing and making that to be one's own which originally was not so; acceptance.
the adoption of opinions
the adoption of words from another language
The choosing and making that to be one's own which originally was not so; acceptance. The act of accepting and putting into effect or practice (a method, proposal, technique, etc.)
Our company is considering the adoption of a four-day week.
The transfer from an old system to another (usually better) system.
An act of divine grace by which the redeemed in Christ are admitted to the privileges of the sons of God.
Ten consecutive wins against an opponent.
Infuriated by his adoption yesterday, the chess master has resolved to study twice as long and twice as hard.
Where this word comes from
Borrowed from French adoption, from Latin adoptio, allied to adoptare (“to adopt”). Equivalent to adopt + -ion.
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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.