noun
One, such as a child, that is or has been adopted.
adoptee
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Noun
(plural adoptees)
- An adopted son or daughter. A foster child.
- A person who was adopted as a child.
- An adult Chinese female adoptee has found her biological parents.
Origin
Learned borrowing from French adoptée, feminine past participle of adopter meaning "to adopt"
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