adoption

• Substantiv, das den rechtlichen Vorgang oder Akt bezeichnet, ein fremdes Kind als eigenes in die Familie aufzunehmen und zu erziehen, oder den Akt der formellen Übernahme oder Anwendung von etwas (z. B. einer Praxis, Idee oder Technologie).

A noun referring to the legal process or act of taking another person's child into one's own family to raise as one's own, or the act of formally accepting or taking up something (such as a practice, idea, or technology).

1. Legal process of taking a childB1formal

   The legal process by which a person becomes the legal parent of a child who is not biologically their own.

   Adoption

   • They completed the adoption of their daughter last year.
   • The adoption agency helped them find a child.
   • International adoption can be a complex legal process.

2. Acceptance or use of somethingB2formal

   The act of starting to use or accept something new, such as a method, idea, or technology.

   Übernahme oder Nutzung von etwas

   • The adoption of renewable energy is increasing worldwide.
   • The company announced the adoption of a new software system.
   • The adoption of healthier habits improved his quality of life.

   Synonymeacceptanceembraceembracingespousalintroductionuptakeutilization

   Antonymeabandonmentrefusalrejectionrenunciation