noun

adoption

uh-DOP-shuhn

noun

The legal process of taking a child into your family as your own.

"The adoption was finalised after a long wait."

"They're considering adoption after years of fertility treatment."

The act of starting to use or accept something, such as a method, technology, or plan.

"The adoption of electric vehicles is rising every year."

"Widespread adoption of the new software took months."

How to Use Adoption

Learner’s notes

In plain EnglishEither legally becoming someone's parent, or a group starting to use something new.

Common pairings

put up for adoption adoption rate widespread adoption

adoptions plural

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The _____ was finalised after a long wait.

From Latin adoptio, from adoptare ("to adopt"); equivalent to adopt + -ion.

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