Adopt
//əˈdɒpt//
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The word "adopt" can be used as verb and noun.
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acquire acquire child acquiring acquiring children acquisition action adopt out adoptee adoption adoptive adoptive father adoptive mother agency attainment away baby become become parent becoming becoming parent child child acquisition child attainment child getting child thing childbirth childless childless couples children couples custody families family family child foster foster child foster home fostering from agency from orphanage get get baby get child get kid getting getting baby getting child getting children gives gives child having having baby having children home homeless infertility ion juno juno theme kid kind legal legal custody legal process minus minus ion new new family new kid obtain obtain child orphan orphan action orphan kid orphanage orphanages ownership parent parent kind parenthood parenting permanent permanent foster process raise raise children related related child relationship rescue rescue baby rescue child service surrogate surrogate parent surrogate parenting take take baby take child take home take in take kid taking taking child taking in taking on taking ownership theme unnatural unnatural childbirth unrelated unrelated baby
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