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adoptee

/əˌdɑpˈti/ · noun

Meaning

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

Etymology / origin

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

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