open adoption

noun

An adoption in which the biological mother/biological parents and the adoptive family know each other's identities, and choose to remain in contact after the adoption process is finalized.

Opposite
closed adoption
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Meanings

nounopen adoption (countable and uncountable, plural open adoptions)

plural open adoptions

  1. countableuncountableAn adoption in which the biological mother/biological parents and the adoptive family know each other's identities, and choose to remain in contact after the adoption process is finalized.

Synonyms & antonyms

Opposite
closed adoption
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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