Adoptee
noun
noun ·3 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 An adopted son or daughter.
- 2 someone (such as a child) who has been adopted wordnet
- 3 A person who was adopted as a child.
"An adult Chinese female adoptee has found her biological parents."
- 4 Synonym of adopter.
Example
More examples"An adult Chinese female adoptee has found her biological parents."
Etymology
Learned borrowing from French adoptée, feminine past participle of adopter meaning "to adopt", equivalent to adopt + -ee.