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adoptee

noun

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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /əˌdɑpˈti/

noun

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

  1. An adopted son or daughter.
  2. A person who was adopted as a child.

    An adult Chinese female adoptee has found her biological parents.

  3. Synonym of adopter.