"adoption" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /əˈdɑp.ʃən/ [General-American], /əˈdɒp.ʃən/ [Received-Pronunciation] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-adoption.wav Forms: adoptions [plural]
Etymology: French adoption, Latin adoptio, allied to adoptare (“to adopt”). Etymology templates: {{uder|en|fr|adoption}} French adoption, {{uder|en|la|adoptio}} Latin adoptio Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} adoption (countable and uncountable, plural adoptions)
  1. The act of adopting. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-adoption-en-noun-JDzgNt-Q
  2. The state of being adopted; the acceptance of a child of other parents as if he or she were one's own child. Wikidata QID: Q180472 Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (act of adopting, or state of being adopted): υἱοθεσία (huiothesía) [feminine] (Ancient Greek), تَبَنٍّ (tabannin) [masculine] (Arabic), որդեգրում (ordegrum) (Armenian), усынаўленне (usynaŭljennje) [neuter] (Belarusian), удачарэнне (udačarennje) [neuter] (Belarusian), осиновяване (osinovjavane) (Bulgarian), adopció [feminine] (Catalan), 收養 (Chinese Mandarin), 收养 (shōuyǎng) (Chinese Mandarin), 領養 (Chinese Mandarin), 领养 (lǐngyǎng) (Chinese Mandarin), adopce [feminine] (Czech), osvojení [neuter] (Czech), adoption [common-gender] (Danish), adoptie [feminine] (Dutch), adopto (Esperanto), adoptio (Finnish), adoption [feminine] (French), adopción [feminine] (Galician), შვილება (švileba) (Georgian), აყვანა (aq̇vana) (Georgian), Adoption [feminine] (German), 𐍆𐍂𐌰𐍃𐍄𐌹𐍃𐌹𐌱𐌾𐌰 (frastisibja) [feminine] (Gothic), υιοθεσία (yiothesía) [feminine] (Greek), אימוץ (y'mutz) (Hebrew), örökbefogadás (Hungarian), adoptálás (Hungarian), adopsi (Indonesian), adozione [feminine] (Italian), 養子縁組 (yōshi-engumi) (alt: ようしえんぐみ) (Japanese), 입양 (ibyang) (alt: 入養) (Korean), adopsjon [masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), adopsjon [masculine] (Norwegian Nynorsk), ġewȳsċing [feminine] (Old English), adopcja [feminine] (Polish), przysposobienie [neuter] (Polish), usynowienie [neuter] (Polish), adoptacja [feminine] (Polish), adoção [feminine] (Portuguese), adoptare (Romanian), adopție (Romanian), усыновле́ние (usynovlénije) (note: of boys and generic) [neuter] (Russian), удочере́ние (udočerénije) (note: of girls only) [neuter] (Russian), адо́пция (adópcija) [feminine, rare] (Russian), uchd-mhacachd [feminine] (Scottish Gaelic), usvojenje [neuter] (Serbo-Croatian), posvojenje (english: (of child, single instance)) [neuter] (Serbo-Croatian), posvajanje (note: of children, generally) [neuter] (Serbo-Croatian), adopción [feminine] (Spanish), adoption [common-gender] (Swedish), adopsiyon (Tagalog), evlat edinme (Turkish), אַדאָפּטירונג (adoptirung) [feminine] (Yiddish), ìgbàṣọmọ (Yoruba)
    Sense id: en-adoption-en-noun-en:Q180472 Disambiguation of 'act of adopting, or state of being adopted': 28 42 5 1 2 20 2
  3. Admission to an institution, for example a hospital, clinic, mental asylum. Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (admission to a more intimate relation): adoptio (Finnish), adopsi (Indonesian), pengambilan (Indonesian), pengangkatan (Indonesian), adoção [feminine] (Portuguese), adopción [feminine] (Spanish), adoption [common-gender] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-adoption-en-noun-jeFdbmH7 Disambiguation of 'admission to a more intimate relation': 2 13 42 9 15 15 4
  4. The choosing and making that to be one's own which originally was not so; acceptance Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (choosing and making that to be one's own which originally was not so): усвояване (usvojavane) (Bulgarian), adopció [feminine] (Catalan), adoptio (Finnish), adopsi (Indonesian), pengambilan (Malay), penerimaan (Malay), adoção [feminine] (Portuguese), uchd-mhacachd [feminine] (Scottish Gaelic), adopción [feminine] (Spanish), anammande (Swedish), benimseme (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-adoption-en-noun-orgjzrTE Disambiguation of "choosing and making that to be one's own which originally was not so": 1 11 1 84 1 2 1
  5. (computing) Transfer between an old system to another (usually better) system. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Computing Translations (transfer between old system to another): käyttöönotto (Finnish), adoption (French), conversione (Italian), migrazione (Italian), adozione (Italian)
    Sense id: en-adoption-en-noun-CXyJDqpz Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences Disambiguation of 'transfer between old system to another': 0 1 1 1 94 3 1
  6. (theology) An act of divine grace by which the redeemed in Christ are admitted to the privileges of the sons of God. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Theology
    Sense id: en-adoption-en-noun-iHmKsIOK Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English undefined derivations, Terms with Ancient Greek translations, Terms with Arabic translations, Terms with Armenian translations, Terms with Belarusian translations, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Danish translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Esperanto translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Galician translations, Terms with Georgian translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Gothic translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Hebrew translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Indonesian translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Korean translations, Terms with Malay translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations, Terms with Norwegian Nynorsk translations, Terms with Old English translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Romanian translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Scottish Gaelic translations, Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations, Terms with Tagalog translations, Terms with Turkish translations, Terms with Yiddish translations, Terms with Yoruba translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 9 15 15 2 6 48 6 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 9 15 15 5 7 42 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Ancient Greek translations: 8 16 11 6 12 40 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Arabic translations: 9 17 12 3 6 45 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Armenian translations: 8 16 14 4 6 43 10 Disambiguation of Terms with Belarusian translations: 8 21 11 3 5 42 10 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 9 17 12 3 5 45 10 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 8 16 11 3 5 47 10 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 8 15 15 4 6 42 10 Disambiguation of Terms with Danish translations: 8 19 11 3 5 45 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 11 18 13 4 5 42 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Esperanto translations: 9 18 13 3 4 47 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 9 17 12 3 5 45 10 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 10 18 13 4 4 44 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Galician translations: 9 17 12 3 5 45 10 Disambiguation of Terms with Georgian translations: 8 16 14 4 6 42 10 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 9 18 13 4 5 44 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Gothic translations: 8 16 13 3 5 47 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 9 18 11 6 15 35 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Hebrew translations: 8 15 13 3 6 47 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 7 16 12 6 14 35 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Indonesian translations: 8 16 14 4 5 42 10 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 10 19 13 3 4 45 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 10 19 13 3 4 45 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Korean translations: 9 16 11 3 5 46 10 Disambiguation of Terms with Malay translations: 8 16 14 4 5 43 10 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 8 17 12 6 8 41 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations: 9 16 11 4 6 44 10 Disambiguation of Terms with Norwegian Nynorsk translations: 9 15 13 1 4 51 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Old English translations: 8 14 12 3 12 42 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 9 20 11 4 5 41 10 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 8 16 14 4 5 43 10 Disambiguation of Terms with Romanian translations: 9 17 12 3 5 45 10 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 9 23 12 3 4 42 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Scottish Gaelic translations: 9 16 11 3 5 45 10 Disambiguation of Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations: 8 16 14 4 5 43 10 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 10 18 13 3 4 45 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 8 16 11 3 5 46 10 Disambiguation of Terms with Tagalog translations: 8 16 11 3 5 46 10 Disambiguation of Terms with Turkish translations: 8 16 11 3 5 46 10 Disambiguation of Terms with Yiddish translations: 8 16 13 3 4 49 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Yoruba translations: 8 16 12 3 5 48 9 Topics: lifestyle, religion, theology
  7. (chess, slang) Ten consecutive wins against an opponent. Tags: countable, slang, uncountable Categories (topical): Chess
    Sense id: en-adoption-en-noun-4PPI7qTU Topics: board-games, chess, games
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated

Inflected forms

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          "code": "ang",
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          "sense": "act of adopting, or state of being adopted",
          "tags": [
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          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "act of adopting, or state of being adopted",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "adopcja"
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        {
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          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "act of adopting, or state of being adopted",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "przysposobienie"
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          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "act of adopting, or state of being adopted",
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          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "act of adopting, or state of being adopted",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "adoptacja"
        },
        {
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          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "act of adopting, or state of being adopted",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "adoção"
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          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "act of adopting, or state of being adopted",
          "word": "adoptare"
        },
        {
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          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "act of adopting, or state of being adopted",
          "word": "adopție"
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          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "note": "of boys and generic",
          "roman": "usynovlénije",
          "sense": "act of adopting, or state of being adopted",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "усыновле́ние"
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          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "note": "of girls only",
          "roman": "udočerénije",
          "sense": "act of adopting, or state of being adopted",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "удочере́ние"
        },
        {
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          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "adópcija",
          "sense": "act of adopting, or state of being adopted",
          "tags": [
            "feminine",
            "rare"
          ],
          "word": "адо́пция"
        },
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          "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
          "sense": "act of adopting, or state of being adopted",
          "tags": [
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        },
        {
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          "code": "sh",
          "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
          "sense": "act of adopting, or state of being adopted",
          "tags": [
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    },
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    },
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      ]
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      ],
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          "text": "A Chinese baby girl was given away for adoption.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
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          "type": "example"
        }
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      ],
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          "text": "the adoption of people into hospitals or monasteries",
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        }
      ],
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        "Admission to an institution, for example a hospital, clinic, mental asylum."
      ],
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        "countable",
        "uncountable"
      ]
    },
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      "categories": [
        "English terms with usage examples"
      ],
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        {
          "text": "the adoption of opinions",
          "type": "example"
        },
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          "text": "the adoption of words from another language",
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        }
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        "uncountable"
      ]
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      "categories": [
        "English terms with usage examples",
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      ],
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        {
          "text": "Our company is considering the adoption of a four-day week.",
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        }
      ],
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        "Transfer between an old system to another (usually better) system."
      ],
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          "computing#Noun"
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        "(computing) Transfer between an old system to another (usually better) system."
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        "countable",
        "uncountable"
      ],
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        "computing",
        "engineering",
        "mathematics",
        "natural-sciences",
        "physical-sciences",
        "sciences"
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        "uncountable"
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        "religion",
        "theology"
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          "text": "Infuriated by his adoption yesterday, the chess master has resolved to study twice as long and twice as hard.",
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        },
        {
          "ref": "2020 May 27, “Adopt-A-Danny Returns Wednesday With Ian Nepomniachtchi”, in Chess.com, archived from the original on 2020-05-27",
          "text": "Can Rensch break the string of adoptions and finally find vindication by thwarting Nepomniachtchi with the pressure on?",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2020 December 4, Peter Doggers, “Nakamura Too Strong For Fedoseev In Speed Chess Match”, in Chess.com, archived from the original on 2022-11-20",
          "text": "10-0 would have meant \"adoption,\" but that didn't happen as Fedoseev held the 10th game to a draw. After another loss and another draw, he finally managed to score his first win in game 13.",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2022 May 24, Anthony Levin, “Rosen Beats Sachdev With 11-Game Streak: 2022 IMSCC, Round Of 16”, in Chess.com, archived from the original on 2022-05-24",
          "text": "Despite modestly highlighting her \"adoption\" today, the chess that Sachdev played was not reflected on the scoreboard and rather, was an example of Rosen's superior time management overall.",
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        }
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        "(chess, slang) Ten consecutive wins against an opponent."
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        "slang",
        "uncountable"
      ],
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        "chess",
        "games"
      ]
    }
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      "ipa": "/əˈdɑp.ʃən/",
      "tags": [
        "General-American"
      ]
    },
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      "ipa": "/əˈdɒp.ʃən/",
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        "Received-Pronunciation"
      ]
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    {
      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "tabannin",
      "sense": "act of adopting, or state of being adopted",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "تَبَنٍّ"
    },
    {
      "code": "hy",
      "lang": "Armenian",
      "roman": "ordegrum",
      "sense": "act of adopting, or state of being adopted",
      "word": "որդեգրում"
    },
    {
      "code": "be",
      "lang": "Belarusian",
      "roman": "usynaŭljennje",
      "sense": "act of adopting, or state of being adopted",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "усынаўленне"
    },
    {
      "code": "be",
      "lang": "Belarusian",
      "roman": "udačarennje",
      "sense": "act of adopting, or state of being adopted",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "удачарэнне"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "osinovjavane",
      "sense": "act of adopting, or state of being adopted",
      "word": "осиновяване"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "act of adopting, or state of being adopted",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "adopció"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "act of adopting, or state of being adopted",
      "word": "收養"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "shōuyǎng",
      "sense": "act of adopting, or state of being adopted",
      "word": "收养"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "act of adopting, or state of being adopted",
      "word": "領養"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "lǐngyǎng",
      "sense": "act of adopting, or state of being adopted",
      "word": "领养"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "act of adopting, or state of being adopted",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "adopce"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "act of adopting, or state of being adopted",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "osvojení"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "act of adopting, or state of being adopted",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "adoption"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "act of adopting, or state of being adopted",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "adoptie"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "act of adopting, or state of being adopted",
      "word": "adopto"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "act of adopting, or state of being adopted",
      "word": "adoptio"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "act of adopting, or state of being adopted",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "adoption"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "act of adopting, or state of being adopted",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "adopción"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "švileba",
      "sense": "act of adopting, or state of being adopted",
      "word": "შვილება"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "aq̇vana",
      "sense": "act of adopting, or state of being adopted",
      "word": "აყვანა"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "act of adopting, or state of being adopted",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Adoption"
    },
    {
      "code": "got",
      "lang": "Gothic",
      "roman": "frastisibja",
      "sense": "act of adopting, or state of being adopted",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "𐍆𐍂𐌰𐍃𐍄𐌹𐍃𐌹𐌱𐌾𐌰"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "yiothesía",
      "sense": "act of adopting, or state of being adopted",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "υιοθεσία"
    },
    {
      "code": "grc",
      "lang": "Ancient Greek",
      "roman": "huiothesía",
      "sense": "act of adopting, or state of being adopted",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "υἱοθεσία"
    },
    {
      "code": "he",
      "lang": "Hebrew",
      "roman": "y'mutz",
      "sense": "act of adopting, or state of being adopted",
      "word": "אימוץ"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "act of adopting, or state of being adopted",
      "word": "örökbefogadás"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "act of adopting, or state of being adopted",
      "word": "adoptálás"
    },
    {
      "code": "id",
      "lang": "Indonesian",
      "sense": "act of adopting, or state of being adopted",
      "word": "adopsi"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "act of adopting, or state of being adopted",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "adozione"
    },
    {
      "alt": "ようしえんぐみ",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "yōshi-engumi",
      "sense": "act of adopting, or state of being adopted",
      "word": "養子縁組"
    },
    {
      "alt": "入養",
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "ibyang",
      "sense": "act of adopting, or state of being adopted",
      "word": "입양"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "act of adopting, or state of being adopted",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "adopsjon"
    },
    {
      "code": "nn",
      "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
      "sense": "act of adopting, or state of being adopted",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "adopsjon"
    },
    {
      "code": "ang",
      "lang": "Old English",
      "sense": "act of adopting, or state of being adopted",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "ġewȳsċing"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "act of adopting, or state of being adopted",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "adopcja"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "act of adopting, or state of being adopted",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "przysposobienie"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "act of adopting, or state of being adopted",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "usynowienie"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "act of adopting, or state of being adopted",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "adoptacja"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "act of adopting, or state of being adopted",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "adoção"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "act of adopting, or state of being adopted",
      "word": "adoptare"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "act of adopting, or state of being adopted",
      "word": "adopție"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "note": "of boys and generic",
      "roman": "usynovlénije",
      "sense": "act of adopting, or state of being adopted",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "усыновле́ние"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "note": "of girls only",
      "roman": "udočerénije",
      "sense": "act of adopting, or state of being adopted",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "удочере́ние"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "adópcija",
      "sense": "act of adopting, or state of being adopted",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "rare"
      ],
      "word": "адо́пция"
    },
    {
      "code": "gd",
      "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
      "sense": "act of adopting, or state of being adopted",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "uchd-mhacachd"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "act of adopting, or state of being adopted",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "usvojenje"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "english": "(of child, single instance)",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "act of adopting, or state of being adopted",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "posvojenje"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "note": "of children, generally",
      "sense": "act of adopting, or state of being adopted",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "posvajanje"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "act of adopting, or state of being adopted",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "adopción"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "act of adopting, or state of being adopted",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "adoption"
    },
    {
      "code": "tl",
      "lang": "Tagalog",
      "sense": "act of adopting, or state of being adopted",
      "word": "adopsiyon"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "act of adopting, or state of being adopted",
      "word": "evlat edinme"
    },
    {
      "code": "yi",
      "lang": "Yiddish",
      "roman": "adoptirung",
      "sense": "act of adopting, or state of being adopted",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "אַדאָפּטירונג"
    },
    {
      "code": "yo",
      "lang": "Yoruba",
      "sense": "act of adopting, or state of being adopted",
      "word": "ìgbàṣọmọ"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "admission to a more intimate relation",
      "word": "adoptio"
    },
    {
      "code": "id",
      "lang": "Indonesian",
      "sense": "admission to a more intimate relation",
      "word": "adopsi"
    },
    {
      "code": "id",
      "lang": "Indonesian",
      "sense": "admission to a more intimate relation",
      "word": "pengambilan"
    },
    {
      "code": "id",
      "lang": "Indonesian",
      "sense": "admission to a more intimate relation",
      "word": "pengangkatan"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "admission to a more intimate relation",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "adoção"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "admission to a more intimate relation",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "adopción"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "admission to a more intimate relation",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "adoption"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "usvojavane",
      "sense": "choosing and making that to be one's own which originally was not so",
      "word": "усвояване"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "choosing and making that to be one's own which originally was not so",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "adopció"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "choosing and making that to be one's own which originally was not so",
      "word": "adoptio"
    },
    {
      "code": "id",
      "lang": "Indonesian",
      "sense": "choosing and making that to be one's own which originally was not so",
      "word": "adopsi"
    },
    {
      "code": "ms",
      "lang": "Malay",
      "sense": "choosing and making that to be one's own which originally was not so",
      "word": "pengambilan"
    },
    {
      "code": "ms",
      "lang": "Malay",
      "sense": "choosing and making that to be one's own which originally was not so",
      "word": "penerimaan"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "choosing and making that to be one's own which originally was not so",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "adoção"
    },
    {
      "code": "gd",
      "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
      "sense": "choosing and making that to be one's own which originally was not so",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "uchd-mhacachd"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "choosing and making that to be one's own which originally was not so",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "adopción"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "choosing and making that to be one's own which originally was not so",
      "word": "anammande"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "choosing and making that to be one's own which originally was not so",
      "word": "benimseme"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "transfer between old system to another",
      "word": "käyttöönotto"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "transfer between old system to another",
      "word": "adoption"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "transfer between old system to another",
      "word": "conversione"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "transfer between old system to another",
      "word": "migrazione"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "transfer between old system to another",
      "word": "adozione"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "Adoption (disambiguation)"
  ],
  "word": "adoption"
}

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