adoption
🇺🇸
/əˈdɑːpʃn/
🇬🇧
/əˈdɒpʃn/
noun
C1
taking a child into your family to raise as your own
The adoption process helps children find loving families.
C1
starting to use something new like an idea or plan
The adoption of new rules made the workplace safer.
R
choosing someone to run in an election
The adoption of the candidate was announced at the meeting.
translation
taking a child into your family to raise as your own; starting to use something new like an idea or plan; choosing someone to run in an election
Word Forms
Plural
adoptions