adopt — to legally take another person's child into your own family and raise them as your own child
Part of speech: VERB
Definition: to legally take another person's child into your own family and raise them as your own child
Pronunciation (IPA): /əˈdɑːpt/
Korean meaning: 입양하다
Korean pronunciation: 어-돕트 (강세: 돕트)
Example Sentences
- My cat adopted me, not the other way around - she just moved in and started demanding premium food!
- The school adopted a no-homework policy on Fridays to improve student mental health.
- He adopted his grandfather's habit of talking to plants, and surprisingly, his garden flourished.
adopt
VERB//əˈdɑːpt//
to legally take another person's child into your own family and raise them as your own child
a smiling couple sits at a table holding hands with a young child between them as an official document is signed. The judge behind the bench stamps the final adoption papers with a ceremonial gavel nearby. The child looks up happily at their new parents while clutching a small stuffed animal. The couple embraces the child as confetti falls gently around them from court staff celebrating. Other families waiting in the background smile and clap at the joyful scene. a family legally taking another person's child into their own family to raise as their own child
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To adopt a child wrapped in love - how apt!
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Origin
From Latin 'adoptare', combining 'ad-' (to) and 'optare' (to choose). The word entered English through Old French and has been used since the 13th century to describe the legal process of taking a child as one's own.
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“My cat adopted me, not the other way around - she just moved in and started demanding premium food!”
“The school adopted a no-homework policy on Fridays to improve student mental health.”
“He adopted his grandfather's habit of talking to plants, and surprisingly, his garden flourished.”
“Many countries have adopted stricter environmental regulations recently.”
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