Keywords: adoption, adopt, adopted

Sign Definition

As a Noun

1. The process by which a child is taken into a family to which it is not biologically related and legally made a son or daughter of that family. English = adoption.
2. A child who has been taken into a family to which it is not biologically related and legally made a son or daughter.

As a Verb or Adjective

1. To take a child into your own family and make it legally your son or daughter. English = adopt.
2. To be taken into a family to which you are not biologically related and to be legally made a son or daughter of that family. English = (be) adopted.