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adoption [ədop′shən] Etymology: L, adoptere, to choose a selection and inclusion in an established relationship or a choice of treatment protocol. 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. adoption Social medicine The act of lawfully assuming the parental rights and responsibilities of another person, usually a child under the age of 18; the care and nurturing of a child by a non-blood-related adult who assumes the roles,
rights, and obligations of a natural parent; 2% of children < age 18–US are adopted–± 1 million. See Cooperative adoption, Designated adoption, Independent adoption, Infant adoption, Informal adoption, Open adoption, Relative
adoption, Semiadoption, Simple adoption, Traditional adoption, Transracial adoption, Wrongful adoption, Zygote adoption. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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* 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. , 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. (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. |
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