noun · neutral

adoption

UK/əˈdɒpʃən/US/əˈdɑːpʃən/a·DOP·tion

Band 4-5speakingtask2

the process of legally taking another person's child and bringing it up as your own

Examples

The family completed the adoption last month.

International adoption has declined in recent years.

They discussed the benefits and challenges of adoption in class.

Band 8 sentence

Government incentives and clearer legal frameworks have increased the number of international adoptions in recent years.

Collocations

  • international adoption
  • open adoption
  • adoption process

Word family

adopt verbadoptive adjectiveadoption noun

Common mistakes

He is an adoption of the family.He was adopted into the family.

They completed three adoptions last year (meaning process).They completed three adoptions last year.

Say it for a higher band

5take a child6foster7+adoption

Synonyms

fostering

Easily confused

fostering

The child was placed in foster care while the court decided on long-term arrangements.

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