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Meaning of "adoptee" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF ADOPTEE

adoptee  [əˌdɒpˈtiː] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF ADOPTEE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Adoptee is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES ADOPTEE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

adoptee

Adoption

Adoption is a process whereby a person assumes the parenting for another and, in so doing, permanently transfers all rights and responsibilities, along with filiation, from the biological parent or parents. Unlike guardianship or other systems designed for the care of the young, adoption is intended to effect a permanent change in status and as such requires societal recognition, either through legal or religious sanction. Historically, some societies have enacted specific laws governing adoption; where others have tried to achieve adoption through less formal means, notably via contracts that specified inheritance rights and parental responsibilities without an accompanying transfer of filiation. Modern systems of adoption, arising in the 20th century, tend to be governed by comprehensive statutes and regulations. Adoption has changed considerably over the centuries with its focus shifting from adult adoption and inheritance issues toward children and family creation; its structure moving from a recognition of continuity between the adopted and kin toward allowing relationships of lessened intensity.

Definition of adoptee in the English dictionary

The definition of adoptee in the dictionary is a person who has been adopted into a family.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH ADOPTEE


absentee
ˌæbsənˈtiː
acceptee
ˌæksɛpˈtiː
amputee
ˌæmpjʊˈtiː
arrestee
ˌærɛsˈtiː
BLT
ˌbiːɛlˈtiː
buriti
ˌbuːrɪˈtiː
CTT
ˌsiːtiːˈtiː
devotee
ˌdɛvəˈtiː
draftee
drɑːfˈtiː
DT
ˌdiːˈtiː
EET
ˌiːiːˈtiː
grantee
ɡrɑːnˈtiː
guarantee
ˌɡærənˈtiː
LGBT
ˈɛlˈdʒiːˈbiːˈtiː
LMT
ˌɛlɛmˈtiː
LSAT
ˌeleseɪˈtiː
manatee
ˈmænəˌtiː, ˌmænəˈtiː
mentee
mɛnˈtiː
moti
məʊˈtiː
Santee
sænˈtiː

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE ADOPTEE

adonise
adonize
adoors
adopt
adoptability
adoptable
adopted
adopter
adoptianism
adoptianist
adoption
adoption agency
adoption curve
adoption panel
adoption papers
adoptionism
adoptionist
adoptious
adoptive
adoptively

WORDS THAT END LIKE ADOPTEE

action committee
Central Committee
committee
disciplinary committee
Education Committee
executive committee
goatee
Internal Security Committee
joint committee
management committee
planning committee
select committee
selection committee
senate committee
standing committee
steering committee
subcommittee
tee
trustee
works committee

Synonyms and antonyms of adoptee in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «adoptee» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF ADOPTEE

Find out the translation of adoptee to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of adoptee from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «adoptee» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

收养
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

adoptado
570 millions of speakers

English

adoptee
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

adoptee
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

المتبنى
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

усыновленный
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

adotado
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

সাক্ষাতের বলক
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

adopté
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Pengadil
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Adoptierte
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

養子
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

입양인
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Adoptee
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

người thừa tự
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

தத்தெடுக்கப்பட்டவர்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

दत्तक
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

evlatlık
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

dell´adottato
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

przysposobienia
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

усиновлений
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

adoptiv
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

adoptee
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

adoptee
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

adopteras
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

adoptert
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of adoptee

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «ADOPTEE»

The term «adoptee» is regularly used and occupies the 104.285 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «ADOPTEE» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about adoptee

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ADOPTEE»

Discover the use of adoptee in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to adoptee and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
A Single Square Picture: A Korean Adoptee's Search for Her Roots
A young Korean woman describes her adoption by an American family from Salt Lake City, Utah, her return twenty years later to Seoul to search for her birth mother, and her discovery that she had become an American outsider in her native ...
Katy Robinson, 2002
2
Hunting Shadows: An Adoptee's Journey
"Today class, we are going to talk a little about genetics" With these words, Hunter begins a journey to reveal what it means to be adopted.
Dan Sandifer, 2011
3
The Sound of Hope: A True Story of an Adoptee's Quest for ...
After years of silenced questions, an adoptee sets out to uncover her origins against walls of opposition from her family and society.
Anne Bauer, 2008
4
Young Adult Risky Behavior: A Comparison of Adoptee Vs. ...
Results from this study indicate that adoption status does not predict young adult risky behavior.
Shannon Patricia Hoffman, 2008
5
Who Am I, Really?: The True-Life Story of an Adoptee ...
I wrote about my own story from the time I was born until the present.
Gale Tobin Holz, 2012
6
Whose Child?: An Adoptee's Healing Journey from ...
It will help the reader develop a better understanding of the emotional aspects of adoption & reunion. This book takes the reader on a journey from relinquishment through the post-adoption process. What others are saying about Whose Child?
Kasey Hamner, 2000
7
Adoptee: A Childhood of Torment
ADOPTEE- A Childhood of Torment Joseph M. Sabol The true story of an adopted child, abused, beaten, taunted and humiliated. In spite of all the obstacles that were put in front of me, I flourish as an adult today To order, fill in and return the ...
‎2013
8
Outer search inner journey: an orphan and adoptee's quest
"An extraordinarily moving piece of work,"--Dirck W. Brown, Ed.D. This is the FIRST book to describe international adoption from the foreign adoptee's viewpoint.
Peter F. Dodds, 1997
9
Adoption Reunions: A Book for Adoptees, Birth Parents and ...
In this practical book, Michelle McColm takes the adoptee and birth parent carefully through the process of adoption reunion; drawing on extensive interviews and the experience of her own reunion.
Michelle McColm, 1993
10
The stranger who bore me: adoptee-birth mother relationships
This book offers the first systematic study of the consequences of reunion. As such it is an invaluable guide for any member of an adoptive triad as well as for professionals and government officials in the field of adoption.
Karen Ruth March, 1995

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ADOPTEE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term adoptee is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Adoptee reunited with family after 40 years
A Cincinnati man was reunited with his brothers and sisters Saturday after his mother gave him up for adoption as an infant. Until March of this ... «WXIX, Jul 15»
2
Donated fans needed for Beat the Heat drive
Connie Gray is an adoptee and founder of Texas Adoptee Rights. In 1976, at 18-years-old she petitioned the Travis County Court to obtain her ... «Tyler Morning Telegraph, Jul 15»
3
Author's memoir impossible to forget
It's achingly honest and gritty, a vehement account of an adult adoptee's search for her biological identity – and her shock – and resolution, ... «Bowling Green Daily News, Jul 15»
4
Next, gay family rights
As an adult adoptee still prevented from reunion with her original file in PA until she produces her death certificate (says the law), I can attest to ... «Frederick News Post, Jul 15»
5
Pet of the Week: Punkin and company: 4 kitties in search of home
She was very stressed in the shelter and as a result had stopped eating. Luck was on Pumpernickel's side; a former adoptee came in and took ... «Helena Independent Record, Jul 15»
6
Family secrets
Back then, when the records were still sealed, provincial staff would act as a go-between, tracking down an adult adoptee or birth parent, gently ... «Winnipeg Free Press, Jul 15»
7
'I had promised myself I would not become a journalist'
I was the fourth sibling in the family, yet my older sister was given up as an adoptee. Until the primary school years we were two boys and two ... «Today's Zaman, Jul 15»
8
Batman And Superman's Fight In Dawn Of Justice, Described
... and fearing that the Kryptonian poses a danger to humanity, will take matters into his own hands and try to take down Earth's alien adoptee. «Cinema Blend, Jul 15»
9
Bill to outlaw 'rehoming' of adopted children to become law
Craig Hickman of Winthrop, an adoptee himself, outlaws the transfer of long-term care and custody of a child younger than 18 years old without ... «Bangor Daily News, Jul 15»
10
In-laws, not outlaws
Cara made me feel like an adoptee instead of a stranger. Whenever she dropped Jonathan off at school in Virginia, she would cry. I'll never ... «World Magazine, Jul 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Adoptee [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/adoptee>. Apr 2024 ».
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