adoptee

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Scrabble points
10
Words With Friends
11
Letters
7
Pronunciation
/əˌdɑpˈti/

Definition of adoptee

3 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. An adopted son or daughter.
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noun

  1. An adopted son or daughter.
  2. A person who was adopted as a child.
    “An adult Chinese female adoptee has found her biological parents.”
  3. Synonym of adopter.

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Etymology

Learned borrowing from French adoptée, feminine past participle of adopter meaning "to adopt", equivalent to adopt + -ee.

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