Adoption

Definitions: Adoption

Adoption

Noun

1. The act of accepting with approval; favorable reception; "its adoption by society"; "the proposal found wide acceptance".

2. 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).

3. The appropriation (of ideas or words etc) from another source; "the borrowing of ancient motifs was very apparent".

Date "adoption" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1509. (references)

Etymology: Adoption \A*dop"tion\, noun. [Latin expression adoptio, allied to adoptare to adopt: compare to the French expression adoption.]. (Websters 1913)

Domain	Definitions
Bible	Adoption the giving to any one the name and place and privileges of a son who is not a son by birth. (1.) Natural. Thus Pharaoh's daughter adopted Moses (Ex. 2:10), and Mordecai Esther (Esther 2:7). (2.) National. God adopted Israel (Ex. 4:22; Deut. 7:6; Hos. 11:1; Rom. 9:4). (3.) Spiritual. An act of God's grace by which he brings men into the number of his redeemed family, and makes them partakers of all the blessings he has provided for them. Adoption represents the new relations into which the believer is introduced by justification, and the privileges connected therewith, viz., an interest in God's peculiar love (John 17:23; Rom. 5:5-8), a spiritual nature (2 Pet. 1:4; John 1:13), the possession of a spirit becoming children of God (1 Pet. 1:14; 2 John 4; Rom. 8:15-21; Gal. 5:1; Heb. 2:15), present protection, consolation, supplies (Luke 12:27-32; John 14:18; 1 Cor. 3:21-23; 2 Cor. 1:4), fatherly chastisements (Heb. 12:5-11), and a future glorious inheritance (Rom. 8:17,23; James 2:5; Phil. 3:21). Source: Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary.
Law	The statutory process of terminating a child's legal rights and duties toward the natural parents and substituting similar rights and duties toward adoptive parents. Source: European Union. (references)
	Approval or acceptance; usually applied to amendments or resolutions. (references)
Literature	Adoption Adoption by arms. An ancient custom of giving arms to a person of merit, which laid him under the obligation of being your champion and defender. Adoption by baptism. Being godfather or godmother to a child. The child by baptism is your godchild. Adoption by hair. Cutting off your hair, and giving it to a person in proof that you receive him as your adopted father. Thus Boson, King of Arles, cut off his hair and gave it to Pope John VIII., who adopted him. Source: Brewer's Dictionary.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Adoption is the legal act of severing the parental responsibilities and rights of the biological parents of a child and placing those responsibilities and rights onto adoptive parents, taking a child who is not a blood relative into one's own family. Also the biological parents may have lost their responsibilities and rights earlier, or have died (a minority of children who are adopted have been orphaned). It also affects inheritance, for which adopted children are treated as own children.

A related case where government intervention has resulted in adoption is the case where the child's blood relatives belong to an outgroup culture which has been deemed unfit as a whole by the controlling government. Aboriginal Peoples in Australia were affected by such policies, as were Native Americans in the United States and Canada.

Different jurisdictions have varying laws on adoption and post-adoption. Some practise closed adoption, preventing further contact between the adopted person and his/her natural parents, while others have varying degrees of open adoption, which may allow such contact.

Many adopted people and natural parents who were separated by adoption have a natural desire to reunite. In countries which practise closed, secret adoption, this has led to efforts to circumvent sealed records (for example, see Adoption Reunion Registries) and efforts to establish the right of adoptees to access their sealed records (for example, see Bastard Nation).

Adoption is also presented as an argued alternative to abortion.

See also: Affiliation - Adoption in Rome - Bastard Nation

Synonyms: Adoption

Synonyms: acceptance (n), borrowing (n), espousal (n). (additional references)

Context	Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus).
Choice	Noun: choice, option; discretion; (volition); preoption; alternative; dilemma, embarras de choix; adoption, cooptation; novation; decision; (judgment).
Piety	Theopathy, beatification, adoption, regeneration, conversion, justification, sanctification, salvation, inspiration, bread of life; Body and Blood of Christ.
Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus.

Domain	Usage
Screenplays	Well, keep adoption open. (Futurama; writing credit: Lance Smith; Carl Colpaert) If you were my brother, I'd put myself up for adoption. (Honey, I Shrunk the Kids; writing credit: Stuart Gordon; Brian Yuzna)
Movie/TV Titles	Adoption (2002) Visible Differences: Transracial Parenting Through Adoption (1996) Antrag auf Adoption (1983) L' Adoption (1978)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Domain	Title
Books	Happy Adoption Day (reference) Over the Moon: An Adoption Tale (reference) Pregnant? Adoption Is an Option: Making an Adoption Plan for a Child (reference) Talking With Young Children About Adoption (reference) The Kid: What Happened After My Boyfriend and I Decided to Go Get Pregnant: An Adoption Story (reference) (more book examples)

Periodicals	Issues In Adoption Advocacy (reference) Adoption And Fostering (reference) Turtle & Tortoise Education Adoption Media (reference) (more periodical examples)

Theater & Movies	Adoption Vigilantes (reference) In The Sun: A Complete to Guide Adoption (reference) (more DVD examples; more video examples)

Music	Adoption Agency [IMPORT] (reference) Adoption...the Songs you Love (reference) (more classical music examples; more popular music examples)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Thumbnail	Description & Credit	Thumbnail	Description & Credit
	An overhead view of the protable corrals used by the BLM for the wild horse and burro adoption.Credit: Dorthea Booth.		A BLM employee checks the books at the wild horse and burro adoption.Credit: Dorthea Booth.
	Pair of colorful Pinto wild horses await adoption at the Burns Wild Horse Corral in the South Steens HMA.Credit: Mark Armstrong.		Mare/foal pair awaits adoption at the Burns Wild Horse Corrals.Credit: Mark Armstrong.
	California Wild Burro awaits adoption at Burns Wild Horse Corral.Credit: Mark Armstrong.		Proud adopter shows off his adopted Kiger Mustang in Longview, WA adoption and horse show.Credit: Mark Armstrong.
	Adopter, Kristen O'Vali, with "Caesar Don't Care" a trading card horse at Longview, Washington adoption and horse show.Credit: Mark Armstrong.		Wild burros from California desert awaiting adoption at Burns Wild Horse Corrals.Credit: Mark Armstrong.
	Two horses in corral at Wild Horse & Burro adoption.Credit: Snyder.		South Steens wild horses are awaiting adoption. Burns District in Southeastern Oregon.Credit: Mark Armstrong.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Author	Date	Quotation
US Constitution	1791	Clause 1: All Debts contracted and Engagements entered into, before the Adoption of this Constitution, shall be as valid against the United States under this Constitution, as under the Confederation. (reference)
Treaty of Versailles	1919	Fifth.�The adoption of a weekly rest of at least twenty-four hours, which should include Sunday wherever practicable. (reference)
Brown v. Board of Education	1954	Reargument was largely devoted to the circumstances surrounding the adoption of the Fourteenth Amendment in 1868. (reference)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Subject	Topic	Quote
Health		Understanding is needed on how such variables influence the adoption of this behavior at the individual level. (references)
		Other people in the individual's social environment can influence the adoption and maintenance of physical activity. (references)
		Marriage, divorce, childbirth or adoption, and the death of a spouse are all life events that may signal a need to change your health benefits. (references)
Business		A proposal is in the air for the adoption of limiters. (references)
		Essentially all children put up for foreign adoption are girls. (references)
		Their adoption was slowed because they cost between 15 percent and 30 percent more than standard motors. (references)
Children	China	Children put up for foreign adoption are almost exclusively girls. (references)
	India	In April, police raided a child adoption racket in Andhra Pradesh. (references)
	China	In 1998 the Adoption Law was revised to loosen age restrictions on adoption. (references)
Civil Liberties	India	Religion-specific laws pertain in matters of marriage, divorce, adoption, and inheritance. (references)
	Nigeria	After the adoption of Shari'a in Zamfara, other northern states began to implement forms of expanded Shari'a. (references)
	Yugoslavia	The new Government has frozen allocation of frequencies, pending the adoption of a new law on frequency allocation that remained in draft form at year's end. (references)
Discrimination	Afghanistan	However, the December 5 Bonn Agreement stated that the 1964 Constitution of Afghanistan would apply on an interim basis until the adoption of a new constitution. (references)
Economic History	Eritrea	The Employers' Federation leadership supports adoption of ILO core labor standards. (references)
	Iceland	Most Icelandic surnames are based on patronymy, or the adoption of the father's first given name. (references)
Human Rights	Argentina	The woman says that she will submit the sample voluntarily only if her adoptive parents, being held on charges of illegal adoption and substitution of identity, are given immunity. (references)
	Lithuania	There are no special family courts, but judges in the district courts hear juvenile criminal cases and cases related to children's rights (e.g., domestic adoption and paternity matters). (references)
	Mexico	The PRODH advocates the adoption of measures to promote awareness of the importance of human rights work and to investigate cases of threats, intimidation, and attacks against human rights workers. (references)
Minorities	Croatia	Despite the 1997 adoption of a convalidation law to allow the recognition of documents issued by the rebel Serb para-state, this legislation was not put into practice fully because several ministries failed to adopt implementing instructions. (references)
Political Economy	Sudan	No equivalent restriction is placed on adoption by Muslims of orphans or other children. (references)
	MEXICO	Foreign ownership over the medium-term should encourage the adoption of international standards in Mexican banking. (references)
Political Rights	Monaco	All legislation and the adoption of the budget require the Council's assent. (references)
	East Timor	In December 2000, in his capacity as President of the CNRT, Xanana Gusmao presented to the NC a proposed timeline for the process leading to the election of a constituent assembly, the drafting and adoption of a constitution, and eventual independence. (references)
	Cote d'Ivoire	Before the adoption of the new Electoral Code, the number of registered voters in districts of the National Assembly, each of which elects one representative, varied by as much as a factor of 10; these inequalities systematically favored the ruling party. (references)
Trade	Bulgaria	By 2001, all current standards are expected to be replaced by adoption of all applicable European Union standards. (references)
	Cyprus	A good example of this policy was the recent adoption by Cyprus of legislation requiring "CE" marking on certain products. (references)
	Finland	Finland's adoption of EU internal market practices in 1995 defines Finland's trade relations both inside the EU and with non-EU countries. (references)
Travel	Ecuador	For information on international adoption of children and international parental child abduction, please refer to the Department of State's Internet site at http://travel.state.gov/children's_issues.html or telephone (202) 736-7000. (references)
	Latvia	CHILDREN'S ISSUES: For information on international adoption of children and international parental child abduction, please refer to our Internet site at http://travel.state.gov/children's_issues.html or telephone at (202) 736-7000. (references)
Women	Uganda	Many customary laws discriminate against women in the areas of adoption, marriage, divorce, and inheritance. (references)
Worker Rights	France	The Committee also noted the November adoption of a specific provision in the Penal Code to fight child prostitution. (references)
	Central African Republic	Additionally there have been credible reports of three cases in which persons obtained a Ba'Aka child by deception and subsequently sent the child to Europe for adoption. (references)
	Moldova	This pattern has become so well known that one foreign adoption service registered as an NGO and organized a "foster-an-orphan" program in order to help curb the practice. (references)
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

Speaker	Phrase(s)
Paula Poundstone	I fostered eight kids and I adopted three of them. I adopted when the circumstances warranted adoption. The other kids were returned to their birth families.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Speaker	Term	Phrase(s)
George Washington	1789-1797	The adoption of a constitution for the State of Kentucky has been notified to me.
John Adams	1797-1801	If that system was then prudent, it is more so now, as increasing depredations strengthen the reasons for its adoption.
James Monroe	1817-1825	In communicating this result I can not resist the obligation which I feel to suggest to Congress the propriety of recommending to the States the adoption of an amendment to the Constitution which shall give to Congress the right in question.
Andrew Jackson	1829-1837	Their adoption would promote the public service and meliorate the condition of the Army.
William H. Taft	1909-1913	Of course, the mere adoption of a constitutional law is only one step in the right direction.
Calvin Coolidge	1923-1929	Undoubtedly the clarification of the principles of international law would be helpful, and the efforts of scholars to prepare such a work for adoption by the various nations should have our sympathy and support.
Herbert C. Hoover	1929-1933	Many influences had increasingly complicated and weakened our law enforcement organization long before the adoption of the eighteenth amendment.
Jimmy Carter	1977-1981	Through a combination of improvements in old, established programs and the adoption of new approaches where innovation and change were needed, my Administration turned this situation around.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

"Adoption" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 99.73% of the time. "Adoption" is used about 1,492 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted)

Parts of Speech	Percent	Usage per 100 Million Words	Rank in English
Noun (singular)	99.73%	1,488	5,467
Noun (proper)	0.27%	4	175,879
Total	100.00%	1,492	N/A

The following table summarizes names derived from the word "adoption".
Name	Gender	Language	Meaning
Ibneiah	N/A	Biblical	Son by adoption
Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Expressions using "adoption": adoption of child ♦ legal adoption. Additional references.
Hypenated Usage
	Ending with "adoption": re-adoption.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Language		Translations for "adoption"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.
Afrikaan		adopsie. (various references)

Albanian		adoptim (legitimation). (various references)

Arabic		‏تبني, ‏إتخاذ. (various references)

Bulgarian		усвояване (assimilation, digestion), възприемане (perception, reception), осиновяване, одобряване (passage), заемка (loan, loan word), заимствуване, приемане (acceptance, admission, assumption, enrollment, entertainment, espousal, inspection, passage, passing, receipt, reception, recognition). (various references)

Chinese		�"�養 (adopt), �"�养. (various references)

Czech		adoptování, schválení (approbation, approval, endorsement, passing, ratification, sanction, say so), přijetí (acceptance, admission, reception, welcome), osvojení. (various references)

Danish		adoption. (various references)

Dutch		adoptie, aanneming (acceptance, acceptation, admission, confirmation). (various references)

Esperanto		adopto, adoptado. (various references)

Farsi		فرزندخواندگی , قبول به فرزندی , قبول (Admission, Agreement, Compliance, Reception), اقتباس (Derivation, Quotation), اتخاذ (Assumption), استعمال لغت بیگانه بدون تغییرشکل ان , اختیار (Authority, Credential, Liberty, Mandate, Option). (various references)

Finnish		adoptio. (various references)

French		adoption (adopt). (various references)

German		Adoption, Aneignung (acquirement, acquisition, annexation, appropriation, learning, occupance, picking up, take-over). (various references)

Greek		υιοθεσία, υιοθέτηση (espousal). (various references)

Hawaiian		adoptim. (various references)

Hebrew		אמוץ (encouragement, grey, strain, strengthening). (various references)

Hungarian		adoptálás, örökbefogadás, elfogadás (acceptance, acceptation, acquiescence, adhesion, admission, admittance, approval, carrying, ratification). (various references)

Indonesian		pengangkatan (appointment, elevation), pemungutan (collection, harvest, picking). (various references)

Italian		adozione. (various references)

Japanese Kanji		採択 (choice, selection), 摂取 (absorption, assimilation, intake). (various references)

Japanese Katakana		しゅうよう (accommodation, admission, culture, custody, entering, expropriation, following, housing, reception, seating, self-discipline, training), さいたく (choice, selection), せっしゅ (absorption, assimilation, inoculation, intake, larceny, moderation in drink, poor defense, sobriety, stealing, temperance, theft, vaccination), かけつ (approval, conditional approval, passage), ようしえ�"ぐみ. (various references)

Manx		dolteynys (wardship). (various references)

Papiamen		adoptashon. (various references)

Pig Latin		adoptionay

Portuguese		adopção. (various references)

Romanian		adoptare, adopţie (fosterage), admitere (acceptance, acknowledgement, acknowledgment, admission, admittance, allowance, enlisting, enlistment, enrolment, entertainment, receiving, reception, recognizance), însuşire (appropriation, assimilation, attribute, feature, peculiarity, property, qualification, trait, virtue), înfiere (affiliation). (various references)

Russian		принятие (acceptance, admission, initiation, reception, recipiency). (various references)

Serbo-Croatian		usvojenje, prihvatanje (acceptance, intussusception, prehension), pozajmica (borrowing, loan), izbor (assortment, availability, choice, election, option, pick, pick of, selection). (various references)

Spanish		adopción (borrowing, espousal, passing). (various references)

Swedish		adoptering. (various references)

Turkish		alma (acceptance, buying, excision, extraction, grab, receipt, reception, taking), nüfusuna geçirme, kabul etme (acceptance, acquiescence, agreement, avowal, intromission, take), evlât edinme, benimseme (appropiation, espousal). (various references)

Ukranian		усиновляння, усиновлення (affiliation, legitimation), вибір (alternative, assortment, choice, option, preference), засво�"ння (assimilation, digestion, imbibition), запозичення (loan), прийняття (acceptance, arrival, embranchment, initiation), добір (choice). (various references)

Vietnamese		sự nhận l� m con nuôi, sự nhận l� m bố mẹ nuôi sự theo. (various references)

Welsh		mabwysiad. (various references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

Language	Period	Translations
Latin	500 BCE-Modern	adsumptio, adsumptione, adsumptiones, adsumptionis. (various references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Language	Date	Source	Romans Chapter 8, Verse 15
Greek (transliterated)	250 BC	Septuagint	Ou gar elabete pneuma douleiaV palin eiV fobon all elabete pneuma uioqesiaV en w krazomen abba o pathr
Latin	405	Vulgate	Non enim accepistis spiritum servitutis iterum in timore sed accepistis Spiritum adoptionis filiorum in quo clamamus Abba Pater
Old English	990	West Saxon	Forþy ge ne onfengon gast þe eow egan git onþeoweð, ac ge onfengon sunuscipes Gast. And þurh him reotað we "Abba, Fæder."
Middle English	1395	Wyclif	For ye han not take eftsoone the spirit of seruage in drede, but ye han taken the spirit of adopcioun of sones, in which we crien, Abba, fadir.
Renaissance English	1526	Tyndale	For ye have no receaved the sprete of bondage to feare eny moare but ye have receaved the sprite of adopcion wherby we crye Abba father.
Jacobean English	1611	King James	For ye have not received the spirit of bondage again to fear; but ye have received the Spirit of adoption, whereby we cry, Abba, Father.
Victorian English	1833	Webster	For ye have not received the spirit of bondage again to fear; but ye have received the Spirit of adoption, by which we cry, Abba, Father.
Basic English	1964	Ogden	For you did not get the spirit of servants again to put you in fear, but the spirit of sons was given to you, by which we say, Abba, Father.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Language	Romans Chapter 8, Verse 15
Bulgarian	Защото създанието с усърдно очакване ожида откриването ни като Божии синове.
Cebuano	Kay wala kamo makadawat sa espiritu sa pagkaulipon aron mangahadlok na usab kamo, hinonoa maoy nadawat ninyo ang espiritu sa pagkainanak. Sa dihang managtuwaw kita sa pagpangamuyo nga magaingon, "Abba! Amahan!"
Chinese	� 們所受的不是奴僕的心、仍舊害怕．所受的乃是 �' 子心、 � 此我們呼叫阿爸、父。
Croatian	Ta ne primiste duh robovanja da se opet bojite, nego primiste Duha posinstva u kojem klièemo: "Abba! Oèe!"
Danish	I modtoge jo ikke en Trældoms Ånd atter til Frygt, men I modtoge en Sønneudkårelses Ånd, i hvilken vi råbe: Abba, Fader!
Dutch	Want gij hebt niet ontvangen den Geest der dienstbaarheid wederom tot vreze; maar gij hebt ontvangen den Geest der aanneming tot kinderen, door Welken wij roepen: Abba, Vader!
Finnish	Sillä te ette ole saaneet orjuuden henkeä ollaksenne jälleen pelossa, vaan te olette saaneet lapseuden hengen, jossa me huudamme: "Abba! Isä!"
French	Et vous n`avez point reçu un esprit de servitude, pour être encore dans la crainte; mais vous avez reçu un Esprit d`adoption, par lequel nous crions: Abba! Père!
German	Denn ihr habt nicht einen knechtischen Geist empfangen, daß ihr euch abermals fürchten müßtet; sondern ihr habt einen kindlichen Geist empfangen, durch welchen wir rufen: Abba, lieber Vater!
Haitian Creole	Lespri Bondye ban nou an, se pa yon lespri k'ap fè nou esklav pou n'ap tranble devan Bondye toujou. Okontrè, Lespri Bondye a fè nou tounen pitit Bondye. Se li menm ki penmèt nou rele Bondye Papa.
Hungarian	Mert nem kaptatok szolgaság lelkét ismét a félelemre, hanem a fiúságnak Lelkét kaptátok, a ki által kiáltjuk: Abbá, Atyám!
Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hari	Sebab Roh, yang diberikan oleh Allah kepada kalian, tidaklah membuat kalian menjadi hamba sehingga kalian hidup di dalam ketakutan. Sebaliknya Roh Allah itu menjadikan kalian anak-anak Allah. Dan dengan kuasa Roh Allah itu kita memanggil Allah itu, "Bapa, ya Bapaku!"
Indonesian-Terjemahan Lama	Karena bukannya kamu menerima roh perhambaan pula akan takut, melainkan kamu sudah menerima Roh menjadi anak angkat, yang di dalamnya kita menyeru, "Abba, ya Bapa."
Italian	E voi non avete ricevuto uno spirito da schiavi per ricadere nella paura, ma avete ricevuto uno spirito da figli adottivi per mezzo del quale gridiamo: «Abb� , Padre!».
Korean	너 희 �" 다 시 무 서 워 하 �" 종 의 영 을 받 지 아 니 하 였 � 양 자 의 영 을 받 았 으 므 로 아 �" 아 버 지 라 부 르 짖 느 니 라
Latvian	Jo jûs neesat saòçmuði verdzîbas garu, lai jûs atkal bîtos, bet jûs saòçmât pieòemtâ bçrna garu, kurâ mçs sucam: Abba (Tçvs).
Maori	He teka hoki he wairua pononga kua riro nei i a koutou, e mataku ai ano koutou; engari kua riro i a koutou te Wairua e mea ana i a koutou hei tamariki ake, e karanga ai koutou, E Apa, e Pa.
Modern Greek	�"ιοτι δεν ελαβετε πνευμα δουλειας, δια να φοβησθε παλιν, αλλ' ελαβετε πνευμα υιοθεσιας, δια του οποιου κραζομεν· Αββα, ο � ατηρ.
Norwegian	I fikk jo ikke trældommens ånd, så I atter skulde frykte, men I fikk barnekårets Ånd, ved hvilken vi roper: Abba, Fader!
Portuguese	Porque não recebestes o espírito de escravidão, para outra vez estardes com temor, mas recebestes o espírito de adoção, pelo qual clamamos: Aba, Pai!
Rumanian	Wi voi n`ayi primit un duh de robie, ca sq mai aveyi fricq; ci ayi primit un duh de knfiere, care ne face sq strigqm: ,,Ava! adicq: Tatq!``
Shuar	Yusa Wakaní iin pujurtamkurin Yusa Uchirí ajasar sapijmiatsuk Yusai weamkar "Aparú" Tímimniaitji.
Spanish	Pues no recibisteis el espíritu de esclavitud para estar otra vez bajo el temor, sino que recibisteis el espíritu de adopción como hijos, en el cual clamamos: "¡Abba, Padre!"
Swahili	Kwa maana, Roho mliyempokea si Roho mwenye kuwafanya ninyi watumwa na kuwatia tena hofu; sivyo, bali mmempokea Roho mwenye kuwafanya ninyi watoto wa Mungu, na kwa nguvu ya huyo Roho, sisi tunaweza kumwita Mungu, "Aba," yaani "Baba!"
Swedish	I haven ju icke fått en träldomens ande, så att I åter skullen känna fruktan; I haven fått en barnaskapets ande, i vilken vi ropa: "Abba! Fader!"
Thai	เหตุว่าท่านไม่ไ�"้รับนิสัยอย่างทาสซึ่งทำให้ตกในความกลัวอีก แต่ท่านไ�"้รับพระวิญญา�"ผู้ทรงให้เป็นบุตรซึ่งให้เราทั้งหลายร้องเรียกพระเจ้าว่า "อับบา" คือพระบิ�"า
Ukrainian	бо не взяли ви духа неволі знов на страх, але взяли ви �"уха синівства, що через Нього кличемо: Авва, Отче!
Uma	Ri'ulu, bula-ta tehoo' -pidi hi Atura Pue', me'eka' -ta mpoka'eka' pehuku' -na Alata'ala. Aga hewa toe lau, uma-tapa me'eka', apa' mporata-tamo Inoha' Tomoroli'. Apa' Inoha' Tomoroli' toei mpopajadi' -ta ana' -ana' -na Alata'ala. Pai' ngkai kuasa Inoha' Tomoroli' toei, kita' mpo'uli' -ki Alata'ala: "O Mama! O Tuama-ku!"
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Derivations
	Words beginning with "adoption": adoptionism, adoptionisms, adoptionist, adoptionists, adoptions. (additional references)
Misspellings
	"Adoption" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: Adeptio, Adforton, adipsin, adiption, adopshn, adpotion, adption, Androtion, Cadoxton, Daption. (additional references)
Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

# of Phoneme Matches	Pronunciation	Word(s) rhyming with "adoption" (pronounced udÄ"pshun)
5	-Ä" p sh u n	option.
4	-p sh u n	absorption, anticorruption, assumption, caption, conception, conniption, conscription, consumption, contraception, contraption, corruption, deception, description, disruption, egyptian, encryption, eruption, exception, exemption, gumption, inception, inscription, interception, interruption, misconception, misperception, nonprescription, overconsumption, perception, preconception, preemption, prescription, presumption, proscription, reception, redemption, resumption, subscription, transcription.
3	-sh u n	abbreviation, abdication, abduction, aberration, abolition, abomination, abortion, abrogation, absolution, abstraction, academician, acceleration, accession, acclimation, accommodation, accreditation, accretion, accumulation, accusation, acidification, acquisition, action, activation, adaptation, addiction, addition, adjudication, administration, admiration, admission, admonition, adoration, adulation, advection, advocation, affectation, affection, affiliation, affirmation, affliction, agglomeration, aggravation, aggression, agitation, alienation, allegation, alleviation, alliteration, allocation, alphabetization, alteration, altercation, alternation, amalgamation, ambition, amelioration, ammunition, amortization, amplification, amputation, animation, annexation, annihilation, annotation, antiabortion, anticipation, antidiscrimination, apparition, appellation, application, apportion, appreciation, apprehension, approbation, appropriation, approximation, arbitration, argumentation, articulation, ascension, ashen, aspiration, assassination, assertion, assimilation, association, attention, attraction, attribution, attrition, auction, audition, augmentation, authentication, authorization, automation, aviation, avocation, balkanization, beautician, benediction, bifurcation, brutalization, calculation, calibration, cancellation, cannibalization, capitalization, capitulation, carburetion, carnation, castration, categorization, causation, caution, celebration, centralization, certification, cessation, cetacean, characterization, circulation, circumspection, citation, civilization, clarification, classification, clinician, coagulation, coalition, codification, coercion, cogeneration, cogitation, cognition, cohabitation, collaboration, collection, collectivization, colonization, coloration, colorization, combination, commemoration, commendation, commercialization, commission, commotion, communication, communization, compassion, compensation, competition, compilation, completion, complexion, complication, composition, comprehension, compression, compulsion, compunction, computation, computerization, concatenation, concentration, conceptualization, concession, conciliation, concoction, concussion, condemnation, condensation, condescension, condition, conduction, confabulation, confection, confederation, confession, configuration, confirmation, confiscation, conflagration, confrontation, conglomeration, congratulation, congregation, conjugation, conjunction, connection, connotation, consecration, conservation, consideration, consolation, consolidation, constellation, consternation, constipation, constitution, constriction, construction, consultation, consummation, contamination, contemplation, contention, continuation, contortion, contraction, contradiction, contribution, contrition, convection, convention, conversation, conviction, convocation, convolution, convulsion, cooperation, coordination, coronation, corporation, correction, correlation, corroboration, counterrevolution, creation, cremation, criminalization, crucifixion, crustacean, culmination, cultivation, cushion, dalmatian, damnation, decaffeination, decapitation, deceleration, decentralization, decertification, decimation, declaration, decommission, decomposition, decompression, deconstruction, decontamination, decoration, decriminalization, dedication, deduction, defamation, defection, definition, deflation, deforestation, deformation, degeneration, degradation, dehumanization, dehydration, deification, deinstitutionalization, delegation, deletion, deliberation, delineation, demarcation, demilitarization, demobilization, democratization, demodulation, demolition, demonization, demonstration, demoralization, demotion, denationalization, denomination, dentition, denuclearization, denunciation, depiction, depletion, depopulation, deportation, deposition, depravation, depreciation, depredation, depression, deprivation, deregulation, dereliction, derivation, desalination, desalinization, desecration, desegregation, desertion, desiccation, designation, desolation, desperation, destabilization, destination, destitution, destruction, detection, detention, deterioration, determination, detonation, detoxication, detoxification, devaluation, devastation, deviation, devolution, devotion, dictation, diction, dietitian, differentiation, diffraction, digression, dilatation, dilation, dilution, dimension, diminution, direction, disaffection, discoloration, disconnection, discontinuation, discretion, discrimination, discussion, disembarkation, disinclination, disinfection, disinflation, disinformation, disintegration, dislocation, disorganization, disorientation, dispensation, disposition, disputation, disqualification, dissatisfaction, dissection, dissemination, dissension, dissertation, dissipation, dissociation, dissolution, distillation, distinction, distortion, distraction, distribution, diversification, divination, documentation, domestication, domination, donation, dramatization, duplication, duration, dysfunction, echolocation, edification, edition, education, ejaculation, ejection, elaboration, elation, election, electrician, electrification, electrocution, elevation, elimination, elocution, elongation, emanation, emancipation, embarkation, emigration, emission, emotion, emulation, emulsion, enumeration, equalization, equitation, equivocation, eradication, erection, erudition, escalation, estimation, evacuation, evaluation, evaporation, eviction, evocation, evolution, exacerbation, exaction, exaggeration, examination, exasperation, excavation, excitation, exclamation, excommunication, excoriation, excretion, execution, exertion, exfoliation, exhalation, exhibition, exhilaration, exhortation, exhumation, exoneration, expansion, expatriation, expectation, expedition, experimentation, expiration, explanation, explication, exploitation, exploration, exposition, expression, expropriation, expulsion, extension, extermination, extinction, extortion, extraction, extradition, extrapolation, fabrication, facilitation, faction, falsification, fascination, fashion, federation, fermentation, fertilization, fibrillation, fiction, figuration, filtration, fission, fixation, flexion, flirtation, flotation, fluctuation, fluoridation, foliation, formalization, formation, formulation, fortification, foundation, fraction, fragmentation, freshen, friction, fruition, frustration, fumigation, function, gasification, gastrulation, generalization, generation, gentian, gentrification, geriatrician, germination, gestation, glaciation, globalization, glorification, gradation, graduation, granulation, gratification, gravitation, gyration, habitation, hallucination, harmonization, hesitation, hessian, hibernation, homogenization, hospitalization, humiliation, hybridization, hydration, hydrogenation, hyperinflation, hypertension, hypotension, identification, ignition, illumination, illustration, imagination, imitation, immigration, immunization, impassion, imperfection, impersonation, implantation, implementation, implication, importation, imposition, impregnation, impression, improvisation, imputation, inaction, inactivation, inauguration, incantation, incapacitation, incarceration, incarnation, incineration, inclination, incoordination, incorporation, incrimination, incrustation, incubation, indemnification, indentation, indexation, indication, indignation, indiscretion, indoctrination, induction, industrialization, infarction, infatuation, infection, infestation, infiltration, inflammation, inflation, inflection, infliction, information, infraction, inhabitation, inhalation, inhibition, initiation, injection, injunction, innovation, inoculation, inquisition, insemination, insertion, insinuation, inspection, inspiration, installation, instigation, institution, institutionalization, instruction, instrumentation, insubordination, insulation, insurrection, integration, intensification, interaction, intercession, interconnection, interdiction, interjection, intermission, internationalization, interpretation, interrogation, intersection, intimation, intimidation, intonation, intoxication, introduction, introspection, intuition, inundation, invalidation, invention, investigation, invitation, invocation, ionization, irradiation, irrigation, irritation, isolation, jubilation, junction, jurisdiction, justification, juxtaposition, laceration, lactation, legalization, legislation, levitation, liberalization, liberation, libration, ligation, lilliputian, limitation, liposuction, liquefaction, liquidation, litigation, localization, location, locomotion, logician, lotion, lubrication, machination, magician, magnetization, magnification, malformation, malfunction, malnutrition, manifestation, manipulation, mansion, marginalization, martian, masturbation, mathematician, maturation, maximization, mechanization, mediation, medication, meditation, menstruation, mention, midsection, migration, mineralization, miniaturization, ministration, misallocation, misapplication, misapprehension, misappropriation, miscalculation, mischaracterization, miscommunication, miscreation, misidentification, misimpression, misinformation, misinterpretation, misrepresentation, mission, mitigation, mobilization, moderation, modernization, modification, modulation, molestation, monopolization, mortician, motion, motivation, multiplication, mummification, munition, musician, mutation, mutilation, narration, nation, nationalization, naturalization, navigation, negation, negotiation, neutralization, nitration, nomination, nonaggression, nondiscrimination, nonfiction, nonproliferation, normalization, notation, notification, notion, nucleation, nullification, nutrition, obfuscation, objection, obligation, observation, obsession, obstetrician, obstruction, occupation, ocean, omission, operation, opposition, oppression, optician, optimization, oration, orchestration, ordination, organisation, organization, orientation, origination, ornamentation, oscillation, ossification, ostentation, ovation, overexpansion, overpopulation, overproduction, overprotection, overreaction, overregulation, oversimplification, overvaluation, ovulation, oxidation, pacification, pagination, palpitation, participation, partition, passion, pasteurization, patrician, pediatrician, penetration, pension, percussion, perfection, perforation, permission, permutation, perpetuation, persecution, personalization, personification, perspiration, perturbation, petition, physician, pigmentation, plantation, polarization, politician, politicization, pollination, pollution, pontification, popularization, population, portion, position, possession, potion, precaution, precession, precipitation, precondition, predestination, prediction, predilection, predisposition, preelection, prefabrication, preignition, premeditation, premonition, preoccupation, preparation, presentation, preservation, pressurization, presupposition, pretension, prevention, privation, privatization, probation, procession, proclamation, procrastination, procreation, production, profanation, profession, prognostication, progression, prohibition, projection, proliferation, promotion, pronunciation, propagation, proportion, proposition, propulsion, proration, prosecution, prostitution, prostration, protection, protestation, provocation, publication, punctuation, purification, qualification, quantification, quotation, radiation, radicalization, ramification, ratification, ration, rationalization, reaction, reaffirmation, realization, reallocation, reassertion, reauthorization, recalculation, recantation, recapitalization, recertification, recession, recitation, reclamation, reclassification, recognition, recollection, recommendation, reconciliation, recondition, reconfiguration, reconfirmation, reconsideration, reconstruction, recreation, recrimination, rectification, recuperation, redecoration, rededication, redefinition, redirection, redistribution, reduction, reeducation, reelection, reevaluation, reexamination, reflation, reflection, reforestation, reformation, refrigeration, refutation, regeneration, regimentation, registration, regression, regulation, rehabilitation, rehydration, reimposition, reincarnation, reincorporation, reinspection, reintegration, reinterpretation, reintroduction, reinvention, reinvigoration, reiteration, rejection, rejuvenation, relation, relaxation, relocation, remediation, remission, remuneration, renationalization, rendition, renegotiation, renomination, renovation, renunciation, reorganization, reparation, repatriation, repercussion, repetition, replication, reposition, repossession, representation, repression, reproduction, repudiation, reputation, requisition, reregulation, reservation, resignation, resolution, respiration, restitution, restoration, restriction, resurrection, resuscitation, retaliation, retardation, retention, retraction, retransmission, retribution, reunification, revaluation, revelation, reverberation, revitalization, revocation, revolution, revulsion, rhetorician, rotation, rumination, salvation, sanctification, sanction, sanitation, saponification, satisfaction, saturation, secession, secretion, section, securitization, sedation, sedimentation, sedition, seduction, segmentation, segregation, selection, sensation, separation, sequestration, session, simplification, simulation, situation, socialization, solicitation, solution, sophistication, specialization, specification, speculation, stabilization, stagflation, stagnation, standardization, starvation, station, statistician, sterilization, stimulation, stipulation, strangulation, subluxation, submission, subordination, subsection, subsidization, substantiation, substation, substitution, subtraction, suburbanization, succession, suction, suffocation, summation, superstation, superstition, supposition, suppression, suspension, suspicion, syncopation, syndication, tabulation, tactician, taxation, technician, telecommunication, temptation, tension, termination, theoretician, titian, titillation, toleration, traction, tradition, transaction, transection, transformation, transgression, transillumination, transition, translation, transmission, transplantation, transportation, trepidation, triangulation, tribulation, tuition, undervaluation, unification, unionization, urbanization, usurpation, utilization, vacation, vaccination, vacillation, validation, valuation, vaporization, variation, vegetation, venetian, ventilation, verification, vibration, victimization, vilification, vindication, violation, visitation, visualization, vocation, volition, vulgarization, westernization, workstation.
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits.

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams
	Words within the letters "a-d-i-n-o-o-p-t"
	-1 letter: pintado.
	-2 letters: dopant, option, pandit, potion.
	-3 letters: adopt, danio, inapt, ootid, paint, panto, patin, patio, piano, pinot, pinta, pinto, piton, podia, poind, point, tondi, tondo, topoi.
	-4 letters: adit, anti, apod, atop, dato, dint, dipt, dita, doat, doit, dona, dopa, into, iota, naoi, nipa, nodi, nota, onto, padi, paid, pain, pant, pian, pina, pint, pion, pita, pond, pood, poon, tain, toad, toon, topi.
	-5 letters: ado, aid, ain, ait, and, ani, ant, apt, dap, din, dip, dit, don, dot, ion, nap, nip, nit, nod, noo, not, oat, oot, opt, pad, pan, pat, pia, pin, pit, pod, poi, pot, tad, tan, tao, tap, tin, tip, tod, ton, too, top.
	Words containing the letters "a-d-i-n-o-o-p-t"
	+1 letter: adoptions.
	+2 letters: adsorption, anthropoid.
	+3 letters: adoptionism, adoptionist, adsorptions, anthropoids, apportioned, deportation, epoxidation, opinionated, periodontal.
	+4 letters: adoptionisms, adoptionists, coadaptation, depopulation, deportations, depositional, despoliation, epoxidations, gonadotropic, gonadotropin, incorporated, photodynamic, productional.
	+5 letters: coadaptations, depopulations, despoliations, dispositional, dodecaphonist, gonadotrophic, gonadotrophin, gonadotropins, nondiplomatic, opinionatedly, periodization, periodontally, podsolization, podzolization, predomination, preordination, reapportioned.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. SCRABBLE® is a registered trademark. All intellectual property rights in and to the game are owned in the U.S.A and Canada by Hasbro Inc., and throughout the rest of the world by J.W. Spear & Sons Limited of Maidenhead, Berkshire, England, a subsidiary of Mattel Inc. Mattel and Spear are not affiliated with Hasbro.

Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)

41 64 6F 70 74 69 6F 6E

Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519; backwards) (references)

American Sign Language (origins from 1620-1817 in Italy and, especially, France) (references)

⁼

Semaphore (1791, in France) (references)

Braille (1829, in France) (references)

Morse Code (1836) (references)

.- -.. --- .--. - .. --- -.

Dancing Men (Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, 1903) (references)

Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)

01000001 01100100 01101111 01110000 01110100 01101001 01101111 01101110

HTML Code (1990) (references)

&#65 &#100 &#111 &#112 &#116 &#105 &#111 &#110

ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)

0041 0064 006F 0070 0074 0069 006F 006E

British Sign Language (Fingerspelling, BSL; 1992, British Deaf Association Dictionary of British Sign Language) (references)

Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)

Expression	Frequency per Day
adoption	6,795
pet adoption	1,777
international adoption	1,533
dog adoption	1,088
adoption agency	852
child adoption	577
adoption record	474
adoption search	438
animal adoption	436
horse adoption	398
puppy adoption	318
baby adoption	315
russian adoption	249
greyhound adoption	226
cat adoption	219
china adoption	207
gay adoption	183
adoption guatemala	176
adoption services	167
open adoption	164
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Adoption

Definitions: Adoption

Adoption

Noun

Specialty Definitions: Adoption

Specialty Definition: Adoption

Synonyms: Adoption

Synonyms within Context: Adoption

Choice

Piety

Crosswords: Adoption

Modern Usage: Adoption

Screenplays

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Commercial Usage: Adoption

Books

Periodicals

Theater & Movies

Music

Image Slideshow: Adoption

Illustrations:Adoption

Computer Images:Adoption

Photo Album: Adoption

Historic Usage: Adoption

US Constitution

Treaty of Versailles

Brown v. Board of Education

Non-Fiction Usage: Adoption

Spoken Usage: Adoption

Paula Poundstone

Speeches: Adoption

George Washington

John Adams

James Monroe

Andrew Jackson

William H. Taft

Calvin Coolidge

Herbert C. Hoover

Jimmy Carter

Usage Frequency: Adoption

Derived & Related Names: Adoption

Expression: Adoption

Frequency of Internet Keywords: Adoption

adoption

pet adoption

international adoption

dog adoption

adoption agency

child adoption

adoption record

adoption search

animal adoption

horse adoption

puppy adoption

baby adoption

russian adoption

greyhound adoption

cat adoption

china adoption

gay adoption

adoption guatemala

adoption services

open adoption

Modern Translations: Adoption

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