adoptee
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/əˌdɑːpˈtiː/
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/əˌdɒpˈtiː/
A person who has been taken into a family and treated as their child, even though they are not born to them.
The adoptee was welcomed warmly by their new family.
领养的孩子被他们的新家庭热情欢迎。