adopting

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A form of adopt — To take voluntarily (a child of other parents) to be in the place of, or as, one's own child.

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Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of adopt
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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