Crossword Path

Find words for crosswords, Scrabble and word games

Word entry · 8 letters

adoption

Best crossword clue

"Taking on as own"

8 letters · collected on this word page

8 lettersPronunciation /əˈdɑp.ʃən/Part of speech nounSorted adinooptStarts with AEnds with N1 cluesVery common crossword word
1A2D3O4P5T6I7O8N

Definitions

  1. the appropriation (of ideas or words etc.) from another source

Word origin

Borrowed from French adoption, from Latin adoptio, allied to adoptare (“to adopt”). Equivalent to adopt + -ion.

Used in a sentence

  • The project also included seeking the adoption of homosexuals as prisoners of conscience by Amnesty International, which would mean simply adding 'sexual orientation' to Article 1A of the Amnesty International mandate.
  • A Chinese baby girl was given away for adoption.
  • Another Chinese boy was put up for adoption.

Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0

Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues

01Taking on as own8 letters

Not quite right?

"Search similar patterns."

A_______

Related words