Adoptions Meaning

There are 3 meaning(s) for word Adoptions

Meaning 1 : the appropriation (of ideas or words etc) from another source

    Synonyms : borrowing
Meaning 2 : the act of accepting with approval; favorable reception

    Example : its adoption by society

    Synonyms : acceptance,  acceptation,  espousal
Meaning 3 : 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)