to be adopted

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• Adopted child syndrome — is a controversial term that has been used to explain behaviors in adopted children that are claimed to be related to their adoptive status. Specifically, these include problems in bonding, attachment disorders, lying, stealing, defiance of… …   Wikipedia

• Adopted — A*dopt ed, a. Taken by adoption; taken up as one s own; as, an adopted son, citizen, country, word. {A*dopt ed*ly}, adv. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Adopted By Aliens — is a website featuring episodic Flash cartoons created by award winning filmmakers and identical twin sisters, Shawnee andShawnelle Gibbs. It made its internet debut in June 2004 and has been growing in popularity since. With an array of quirky… …   Wikipedia

• adopted child — Any person, whether an adult or a minor, who is legally adopted as the child of another in a court proceeding. (See also: adoption) Category: Divorce & Family Law Nolo’s Plain English Law Dictionary. Gerald N. Hill, Kathleen Thompson Hill. 2009 …   Law dictionary

• adopted — adopted, adoptive The correct use of each word is as follows: a child is adopted and its parents are adoptive. The distinction has become eroded in recent usage, especially in extended uses with reference to countries, homes, etc …   Modern English usage

• Adopted Children's Register — the register that records adoption proceedings and their outcome. Collins dictionary of law. W. J. Stewart. 2001 …   Law dictionary

• adopted — index assumed (feigned), preferred (favored), select Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

• adopted child — One having by virtue of an adoption proceeding in conformity with the statutes the legal incidents of the natural relation of parent and child. 2 Am J2d Adopt § 88. Sometimes, but not always, considered a lawful heir or legal heir. 2 Am J2d Adopt …   Ballentine's law dictionary

• Adopted Child Syndrome — Das Adopted Child Syndrome ist eine umstrittene Erkrankung, die angeblich bei adoptierten Kindern auftritt. Es wird von einigen Wissenschaftlern als eine Unterform der posttraumatischen Belastungsstörung angesehen. Seine Existenz wird besonders… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

• adopted — a|dopt|ed [əˈdɔptıd US əˈda:p ] adj 1.) an adopted child has been legally made part of a family that he or she was not born into ▪ his adopted son 2.) your adopted country is one that you have chosen to live in permanently …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• adopted — adjective 1 an adopted child has been legally made part of a family that he or she was not born into: his adopted son 2 your adopted country is one that you have chosen to live in permanently …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English