Adoption — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

the act of accepting with approval; favorable reception

a legal proceeding that creates a parent-child relation between persons not related by blood; the adopted child is entitled to all privileges belonging to a natural child of the adoptive parents (including the right to inherit)

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˌæɾeɪmˈiːnɪəl/

🇬🇧British English

/kˌadənˈɛt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/kˌadənˈɛt/

3 syllables Say it as /kˌæɾeɪmˈiːnɪəl/.

Examples

its adoption by society
the proposal found wide acceptance
the borrowing of ancient motifs was very apparent

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

acceptance borrowing espousal acceptation

Parts of Speech

noun	the act of accepting with approval; favorable reception “its adoption by society”
noun	a legal proceeding that creates a parent-child relation between persons not related by blood; the adopted child is entitled to all privileges belonging to a natural child of the adoptive parents (including the right to inherit)
noun	the appropriation (of ideas or words etc) from another source “the borrowing of ancient motifs was very apparent”

Word Forms

adopt	verb	choose and follow; as of theories, ideas, policies, strategies or plans
acceptant	adjective	accepting willingly
accept	verb	react favorably to; consider right and proper
espouse	verb	choose and follow; as of theories, ideas, policies, strategies or plans

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Annahme

der Akt der Zustimmung; günstiger Empfang

🇪🇸Spanish

adopción

el acto de aceptar con aprobación; recepción favorable

🇮🇹Italian

adozione

l'atto di accettare con approvazione; accoglienza favorevole

🇳🇱Dutch

adoptie

de handeling van het met goedkeuring aanvaarden; gunstige ontvangst

🇵🇹Portuguese

adoção

o ato de aceitar com aprovação; recepção favorável

🇷🇺Russian

принятие

акт приемки с одобрением; благосклонный прием

India

🇮🇳Hindi

दत्तक ग्रहण

अनुमोदन से स्वीकार करने की क्रिया; अनुकूल स्वागत

🇧🇩Bengali

দত্তক

অনুমোদন সহ গ্রহণ করার কাজ; অনুকূল অভ্যর্থনা

🇮🇳Tamil

தத்தெடுப்பு

ஒப்புதலுடன் ஏற்றுக்கொள்ளும் செயல்; சாதகமான வரவேற்பு

🇮🇳Telugu

దత్తత

ఆమోదంతో అంగీకరించే చర్య; అనుకూలమైన స్వీకరణ

🇮🇳Marathi

दत्तक

मंजुरीसह स्वीकारण्याची क्रिया; अनुकूल स्वागत

🇮🇳Gujarati

દત્તક

મંજૂરી સાથે સ્વીકારવાનું કાર્ય; અનુકૂળ સ્વાગત

🇮🇳Kannada

ದತ್ತು

ಅನುಮೋದನೆಯೊಂದಿಗೆ ಸ್ವೀಕರಿಸುವ ಕ್ರಿಯೆ; ಅನುಕೂಲಕರ ಸ್ವಾಗತ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ദത്തെടുക്കൽ

അംഗീകാരത്തോടെ സ്വീകരിക്കുന്ന പ്രവൃത്തി; അനുകൂലമായ സ്വീകരണം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਗੋਦ ਲੈਣਾ

ਪ੍ਰਵਾਨਗੀ ਦੇ ਨਾਲ ਸਵੀਕਾਰ ਕਰਨ ਦਾ ਕੰਮ; ਅਨੁਕੂਲ ਸਵਾਗਤ

🇵🇰Urdu

گود لینے

منظوری کے ساتھ قبول کرنے کا عمل؛ سازگار استقبال

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

采用

批准接受的行为；好评

🇯🇵Japanese

採択

承認を得て受け入れる行為。好評

🇰🇷Korean

양자

승인을 받아 수락하는 행위; 호평

🇻🇳Vietnamese

nhận con nuôi

hành động chấp nhận với sự chấp thuận; tiếp nhận thuận lợi

🇹🇭Thai

การรับเลี้ยงบุตรบุญธรรม

การรับโดยได้รับอนุมัติ การต้อนรับที่ดี

🇮🇩Indonesian

adopsi

tindakan menerima dengan persetujuan; penerimaan yang baik

🇵🇭Filipino

pag-aampon

ang pagkilos ng pagtanggap nang may pag-apruba; kanais-nais na pagtanggap

🇲🇾Malay

pengangkatan

tindakan menerima dengan kelulusan; sambutan yang menggalakkan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

التبني

فعل القبول بالموافقة؛ استقبال موات

🇮🇷Persian

فرزندخواندگی

عمل پذیرش با تایید؛ استقبال مطلوب

🇹🇷Turkish

evlat edinme

onayla kabul etme eylemi; olumlu karşılama

🇮🇱Hebrew

אימוץ

פעולת הקבלה באישור; קבלת פנים חיובית

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