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Adoption

/əˈdɒpʃən/
Adoption is when someone legally becomes the parent of a child who was not born to them.

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Examples:

She felt complete after the adoption was finalized.

International adoption processes can be quite complex.

Adoption fees can be a financial challenge for many parents.

Etymology:

etymology
From the Latin word adoptio, from adoptare, meaning to choose for oneself, to take (ad- + optare, to choose).

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