Adoptee definition

ə-dŏptē, ə-dŏp-tē
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One, such as a child, that is or has been adopted.
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An adopted son or daughter. A foster child.
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A person who was adopted as a child.

An adult Chinese female adoptee has found her biological parents.

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Noun

Singular:
adoptee
Plural:
adoptees

Origin of adoptee

  • Learned borrowing from French adoptée, feminine past participle of adopter meaning "to adopt"

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Adoptee Sentence Examples

  • The adoptee as a commodity has specific meanings, such as fulfilling a desire to have children or to show benevolence and charity.

  • An adoptee herself, Joyner successfully searched for and located her birth family.

  • Dependent children must be U.S. citizens who live in the U.S. for the majority of the year, do not provide more than half of their own support, be younger than 16 and be a blood relative or an adoptee.

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