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ADOPTIONS Synonyms

There are 15 synonyms of the word adoptions. (exact relations)
There are 7 hypernyms of the word adoptions. (close relations)
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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

Best Hypernyms For ADOPTIONS

Here is a list of related hypernyms for adoptions, these are close relations that fall within the same topic. Most relevant words are highlighted and in order.
Words (6)
appropriation approval approving blessing proceeding proceedings
Phrases (1)
legal proceeding

Alternatives for CARE

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