adoptee

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/əˌdɒpˈtiː/US/əˌdɑpˈti/

noun

An adopted son or daughter.

“An adult Chinese female adoptee has found her biological parents.”

Similar
adopter
OriginFrench adoptée →
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Meanings

nounadoptee (plural adoptees)

plural adoptees

  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.

    Synonyms: adopter

Synonyms & antonyms

nounSynonym of adopter.

Similar
adopter

Origin

  1. Frenchadoptée
  2. Englishadoptee

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

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 養子 /养子, 養女 /养女
  • 養子 /养子 (yǎngzǐ)adopted son or daughter
  • 養女 /养女 (yǎngnǚ)adopted son or daughter
  • 被收養人 /被收养人 (adoptee)adopted son or daughter
  • 被收養人 /被收养人 (bèishōuyǎngrén)person who was adopted as a child
Finnish ottolapsi, adoptiolapsi
  • ottolapsiadopted son or daughter
  • adoptiolapsiadopted son or daughter
  • ottolapsiperson who was adopted as a child
  • adoptiolapsiperson who was adopted as a child
French adopté, adoptée
  • adoptéadopted son or daughter
  • adoptéeadopted son or daughter
  • adoptéperson who was adopted as a child
  • adoptéeperson who was adopted as a child
German Adoptierter, Adoptierte
  • Adoptierteradopted son or daughter
  • Adoptierteadopted son or daughter
  • Adoptierterperson who was adopted as a child
  • Adoptierteperson who was adopted as a child
Indonesian anak angkat, anak angkat
  • anak angkatadopted son or daughter
  • anak angkatperson who was adopted as a child
Irish uchtaí, uchtaí
  • uchtaíadopted son or daughter
  • uchtaíperson who was adopted as a child
Japanese 養子, 養女
  • 養子 (yōshi)adopted son or daughter
  • 養女 (yōjo)adopted son or daughter
  • 養子 (yōshi)person who was adopted as a child
  • 養女 (yōjo)person who was adopted as a child
Korean 입양아, 입양아
  • 입양아 (ibyang'a)adopted son or daughter
  • 입양아 (ibyang'a)person who was adopted as a child
Latin adoptator
  • adoptatorperson who was adopted as a child
Russian приёмный ребёнок, приёмыш
  • приёмный ребёнок (prijómnyj rebjónok)adopted son or daughter
  • приёмыш (prijómyš)adopted son or daughter
  • приёмный ребёнок (prijómnyj rebjónok)person who was adopted as a child
  • приёмыш (prijómyš)person who was adopted as a child
Cite this entry
APA

adoptee. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/adoptee

MLA

“adoptee.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/adoptee. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “adoptee,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/adoptee.

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