closed adoption

noun

An adoption where the identity of the biological parents is kept as a secret from the child and their adoptive parents.

Opposite
open adoption
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Meanings

nounclosed adoption (plural closed adoptions)

plural closed adoptions

  1. An adoption where the identity of the biological parents is kept as a secret from the child and their adoptive parents.

Synonyms & antonyms

Opposite
open adoption
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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