Printer Friendly
The Free Dictionary
905,802,029 visitors served.
?
Dictionary/
thesaurus
Medical
dictionary
Legal
dictionary
Financial
dictionary
Acronyms
 
Idioms
Encyclopedia
Wikipedia
encyclopedia
?

adoption
(redirected from Adopted child)

    Also found in: Legal, Encyclopedia, Wikipedia, Hutchinson 0.04 sec.
adoption
1. of alien young. Individual dams of all species may adopt strange neonates, and some ewes will even attempt to poach from others, but special measures have to be taken in most cases to foster alien young. Sows are probably the easiest to deceive. Queens will accept foster kittens if they are within about 2 weeks of the age of their own kittens. Reluctant ewes may accept strange lambs only if they are rubbed with secretions from their own.
2. also used in reference to the placing of stray or otherwise unwanted dogs and cats into ownership, as stray animals obtained from an animal shelter.
?Page tools
Printer friendly
Cite / link
Email
Feedback
Add definition
? Mentioned in ? References in periodicals archive
 
* In Canada, "in an amazingly contradictory pair of moves, in some provinces it is now the right of an adopted child to know the identity of his or her biological parents; whereas in the case of children conceived by sperm or egg donors, revealing to the child the identity of his or her biological parents is a federal crime, punishable by a fine, imprisonment, or both.
The Parent Hood; How technology and social progress are turning ... by Anderson, Claudia / The Weekly Standard
, natural child, stepchild, adopted child and eligible foster child) or a descendant thereof; and (ii) a taxpayer's sibling (including half-brother and half-sister) or step-sibling, or a descendant of the taxpayer's sibling or step-sibling.
The AICPA looks at the uniform definition of a child by Cook, Ellen D. / The Tax Adviser
(3 -- 4 -- ran in AV and SAC editions only) Above, Donna Del Alto kisses 5-year-old Jozee, her oldest adopted child who suffered brain damage after nearly drowning at 8 months.
A FULL HOUSE OF MIRACLES, CHILDREN GIRLS HAD DEBILITATING ILLNESSES, ... by Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)
More results
 
Medical browser? ? Full browser
 
 
Medical Dictionary
?

Disclaimer | Privacy policy | Feedback | Copyright © 2008 Farlex, Inc.
All content on this website, including dictionary, thesaurus, literature, geography, and other reference data is for informational purposes only. This information should not be considered complete, up to date, and is not intended to be used in place of a visit, consultation, or advice of a legal, medical, or any other professional. Terms of Use.