adoptera — meaning in English

English meaning

• adopt verb To legally take a child into your family as your own.
• foster verb To raise or care for a child who is not biologically one's own.

Senses

adoptera is used for these senses in English:

• adopt To take (a child, heir, friend, citizen, etc.) by choice into a relationship.
• foster Providing parental care to children not related to oneself.

adopt — full definition

1. verb To legally take a child into your family as your own.
2. verb To take a pet or cause under your care, or to start using an idea, method, or practice.

foster — full definition

1. verb To raise or care for a child who is not biologically one's own.
2. verb To help something grow or develop, such as a skill, relationship, or idea.
3. adj Describing a family relationship based on care rather than blood, as in foster parent or foster child.

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