adoptee

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An adopted son or daughter.
  2. A person who was adopted as a child.
  3. Synonym of adopter.

Pronunciation

/əˌdɑpˈti/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-adoptee.wav

Word forms

adoptee adoptees

Etymology

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

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