closed adoptions

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

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Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of closed adoption
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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