adoption
The act of adopting.
Noun 4 meanings
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.”
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”
Etymology
Borrowed from French adoption, from Latin adoptio, allied to adoptare (“to adopt”). Equivalent to adopt + -ion.
ADOPTION at a glance
ADOPTION has 8 letters and scores 11 points in Scrabble (A 1 + D 2 + O 1 + P 3 + T 1 + I 1 + O 1 + N 1) and 13 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #5,290 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
Rhymes with adoption
All rhymesOne letter away
- ADAPTION11
Keep going
Related lists
Looking for a different word?
Type the letters you have and the Finder shows every word that fits.