taking of a child as one's own; act of adopting; state of being adopted; (Legal) court proceeding according to which an adult becomes the legal parent of a child who is not his/her biological child; acceptation, act of accepting with approval; positive acceptance
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Adoption Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
(n.)
The choosing and making that to be one's own which originally was not so; acceptance; as, the adoption of opinions.
The choosing and making that to be one's own which originally was not so; acceptance; as, the adoption of opinions.
(n.)
The act of adopting, or state of being adopted; voluntary acceptance of a child of other parents to be the same as one's own child.
The act of adopting, or state of being adopted; voluntary acceptance of a child of other parents to be the same as one's own child.
(n.)
Admission to a more intimate relation; reception; as, the adoption of persons into hospitals or monasteries, or of one society into another.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter. AboutAdmission to a more intimate relation; reception; as, the adoption of persons into hospitals or monasteries, or of one society into another.
adoption
adopter \a*dopt"er\ (&?;), n.
1. one who adopts.
2. (chem.) a receiver, with two necks, opposite to each other, one of which admits the neck of a retort, and the other is joined to another receiver. it is used in distillations, to give more space to elastic vapors, to increase the length of the neck of a retort, or to unite two vessels whose openings have different diameters. [written also adapter.]
Mabwys = n. adoption of a son
Mabwysiad = n. adoption
Mabwysiadol = a. relating to the adoption of a child, adoptive
Noun
1. the act of accepting with approval; favorable reception; "its adoption by society"; "the proposal found wide acceptance"
(synonym) acceptance, acceptation, espousal
(hypernym) blessing, approval, approving
(hyponym) embrace, bosom
(derivation) adopt, follow, espouse
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)
(hypernym) proceeding, legal proceeding, proceedings
(derivation) adopt, take in
(classification) law, jurisprudence
3. the appropriation (of ideas or words etc) from another source; "the borrowing of ancient motifs was very apparent"
(synonym) borrowing
(hypernym) appropriation
(hyponym) naturalization, naturalisation
(derivation) adopt, borrow, take over, take up
Adoption Definition from Business & Finance Dictionaries & Glossaries
the choice of one product over another.
2004 (c) Copyright & Reprint Courtesy of the Dept. of Marketing, Faculty of Business and Economics, Monash University; edited by Mr. Don Bradmore.Adoption Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
Adoption is a process whereby a person assumes the parenting for another and, in so doing, permanently transfers all rights and responsibilities from the original parent or parents. Unlike guardianship or other systems designed for the care of the young, adoption is intended to effect a permanent change in status and as such requires societal recognition, either through legal or religious sanction. Historically some societies have enacted specific laws governing adoption where others have tried to achieve adoption through less formal means, notably via contracts that specified inheritance rights and parental responsibilities. Modern systems of adoption, arising in the 20th century, tend to be governed by comprehensive statutes and regulations.
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Adoption Definition from Law Dictionaries & Glossaries
The legal process by which the parent/child relationship is createdbetween persons not so related by blood. The adopted child becomes the heir andis entitled to all other privileges belonging to a natural child of theadoptive parent.
An act by which the rights and duties of the natural
parents of a child are extinguished and equivalent rights and duties
become vested in the adopter or adopters, to whom the child then stands
in all respects as if born to them in marriage
By Her Majesty's Courts Service. Published under Crown Copyright.Adoption Definition from Society & Culture Dictionaries & Glossaries
The permanent removal of a child from the natural parents and legal transfer of custody to the adopting parents.
Adoption Definition from Entertainment & Music Dictionaries & Glossaries
Adoption Definition from Religion & Spirituality Dictionaries & Glossaries
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).
an expression used by St. Paul in reference to the present and prospective privileges of Christians. (Romans 8:15,23; Galatians 4:5; Ephesians 1:5) He probably alludes to the Roman custom by which a person not having children of his own might adopt as his son one born of other parents. The relationship was to all intents and purposes the same as existed between a natural father and son. The term is used figuratively to show the close relationship to God of the Christian. (Galatians 4:4,5; Romans 8:14-17) He is received into God's family from the world, and becomes a child and heir of God.
Adoption Definition from Medicine Dictionaries & Glossaries
noun
act of becoming the legal parent of a child who was born to other parents
adoption order = order by a court which legally transfers the rights of the natural parents to the adoptive parents
adoption proceedings = court action to adopt someone
act of becoming the legal parent of a child who was born to other parents
adoption order = order by a court which legally transfers the rights of the natural parents to the adoptive parents
adoption proceedings = court action to adopt someone
