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10 Language-to-English DictionariesAdoptee
/ˌæd.ɒpˈtiː/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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A person who has been legally adopted by a new parent or parents.
"The conference provided a valuable support network for adult adoptees searching for their biological families."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the English verb 'adopt', combined with the suffix '-ee' borrowed from Anglo-Norman and French legal terminology to denote the passive recipient of an action. The root traces back to the Latin 'adoptare', meaning to choose for oneself or take as one's own. The term gained broader sociological and legal currency in the mid-20th century with the formalization of modern adoption practices.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Adoptee" is said worldwide
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adopté
Transliteration: adɔpte
"Il est un adopte engagé dans les droits des familles."
Adoptivkind
Transliteration: adɔptifkɪnt
"Das Adoptivkind fand ein liebevolles neues Zuhause."
adottato
Transliteration: adotˈtato
"L'adottato ha finalmente incontrato i suoi genitori biologici."
adoptado
Transliteration: adopˈtaðo
"Muchos adoptados buscan información sobre sus orígenes."
adoptado
Transliteration: adopˈtadu
"O adopto cresceu em uma família muito carinhosa."
गोद लिया हुआ बच्चा
Transliteration: god liya huva bachcha
"वह परिवार का एक गोद लिया हुआ बच्चा है।"
被收养者
Transliteration: bèi shōuyǎng zhě
"这名被收养者成年后开始寻找生父母。"
입양아
Transliteration: ipyang-a
"그 입양아는 성인이 된 후 친부모를 찾았다."
養子
Transliteration: yōshi
"その養子は大人になってから実の両親を探し始めた。"
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