adopts out

A form of adopt out — To expel a child from a family by placing them for adoption; to put a child up for adoption privately, without going through an adoption agency.

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Meanings

verb
  1. indicativepresentsingularthird personthird-person singular simple present indicative of adopt out
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APA

adopts out. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/adopts%20out

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“adopts out.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/adopts%20out. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “adopts out,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/adopts%20out.

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