Meaning & Definition of Adoption in English

1. The act of accepting with approval

• Favorable reception

• "Its adoption by society"

• "The proposal found wide acceptance"

2. 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)

3. The appropriation (of ideas or words etc) from another source

• "The borrowing of ancient motifs was very apparent"