adoption
noun
8 letters3 syllables11 points in Scrabble®13 points in WWF®
DEFINITIONS3
NOUN
1
The appropriation (of ideas or words etc) from another source.
2
The act of accepting with approval; favorable reception.
“its adoption by society”
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).
WORD FORMS
Related formadopt
GAME SCORES
Scrabble®11 points
Words With Friends®13 points
Double word22 points
Triple word33 points
GOOD TO KNOW
Pig Latinadoptionway
Starts & ends withA … N
Syllablesa · dop · tion
SYNONYMS & RELATED5
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