adoptee
adoptee · adoptees
приёмный ребёнок, приёмыш
Adoptierter, Adoptierte
An adopted son or daughterAn adopted son or daughter.
US/əˌdɑpˈti/
» At 10½, Goldie is older than most adoptees.
Meaning
3 sensesAn adopted son or daughter.
Adoptierter, Adoptierte
приёмный ребёнокprijómnyj rebjónok, приёмышprijómyš
A person who was adopted as a child.
An adult Chinese female adoptee has found her biological parents.
Adoptierter, Adoptierte
приёмный ребёнокprijómnyj rebjónok, приёмышprijómyš
someone (such as a child) who has been adopted
Synonym of adopter.
Examples
1 sentencesAt 10½, Goldie is older than most adoptees.
Translations
3 languagesРусский
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adopted son or daughter:
Origin
Learned borrowing from French adoptée, feminine past participle of adopter meaning "to adoLearned borrowing from French adoptée, feminine past participle of adopter meaning "to adopt", equivalent to adopt + -ee.
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plural: adopteesSynonyms
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3 related wordsDerivednonadoptee