ADOPTIONS Synonyms
There are 7 hypernyms of the word adoptions. (close relations)
adopter
Best Alternative Words for ADOPTIONS
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care | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something • judiciousness in avoiding harm or danger • an anxious feeling • a cause for feeling concern • attention and management implying responsibility for safety • activity involved in maintaining something in good working order verb • feel concern or interest • provide care for • to hope, to desire or to prefer to have something, or to do something • be in charge of, act on, or dispose of • be concerned with | ||||||||
childcare | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
noun • a service involving care for other people's children | ||||||||
custody | nounn | |||||||
noun • a state of being confined (usually for a short time) • holding by the police • (with `in') guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child | ||||||||
fostering | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • encouragement; aiding the development of something • helping someone grow up to be an accepted member of the community | ||||||||
guardianship | nounn | |||||||
noun • attention and management implying responsibility for safety • the responsibility of a guardian or keeper | ||||||||
placement | nounn | |||||||
noun • the spatial property of the way in which something is placed • contact established between applicants and prospective employees • the act of putting something in a certain place | ||||||||
raising | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • the event of something being raised upward • the properties acquired as a consequence of the way you were treated as a child • helping someone grow up to be an accepted member of the community adjective satellite • increasing in quantity or value | ||||||||
rearing | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • the properties acquired as a consequence of the way you were treated as a child • helping someone grow up to be an accepted member of the community adjective satellite • rearing on left hind leg with forelegs elevated and head usually in profile | ||||||||
upbringing | nounn | |||||||
noun • properties acquired during a person's formative years • helping someone grow up to be an accepted member of the community | ||||||||
nurturing | adjectiveadj | |||||||
noun • the properties acquired as a consequence of the way you were treated as a child • helping someone grow up to be an accepted member of the community verb • help develop, help grow • look after a child until it is an adult • provide with nourishment | ||||||||
parenting | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
verb • To act as parent, to raise or rear. noun • The process of raising and educating a child from birth until adulthood. | ||||||||
acceptance | nounn | |||||||
noun • the mental attitude that something is believable and should be accepted as true • the act of accepting with approval; favorable reception • the state of being acceptable and accepted • (contract law) words signifying consent to the terms of an offer (thereby creating a contract) • a time draft drawn on and accepted by a bank • a disposition to tolerate or accept people or situations • the act of taking something that is offered | ||||||||
acceptation | nounn | |||||||
noun • acceptance as true or valid • the accepted meaning of a word • the act of accepting with approval; favorable reception | ||||||||
borrowing | verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj | |||||||
noun • the appropriation (of ideas or words etc) from another source • obtaining funds from a lender | ||||||||
espousal | nounn | |||||||
noun • archaic terms for a wedding or wedding feast • the act of becoming betrothed or engaged • the act of accepting with approval; favorable reception |