adopted

Everyday

1. An adopted child is a child who has become, by law, a full member of a family that he or she was not born into. tree →
2. Adopted means taken as your own: an adopted pet, an adopted country, an adopted idea or rule. tree →

In the lessons

In everyday life, adoption is one way families are made; adopted children are as much part of the family as birth children, and how someone joined their family is their private story. Pets are also «adopted» from animal shelters. In school, a class may «adopt» an animal at a zoo by paying for its food, or a school may adopt a new rule. Phrases: adopted son, adopted daughter, adopted from, adopted a dog, adopted country.

Examples

• My cousin was adopted when she was a baby. tree →
• We adopted a cat from the animal shelter. tree →
• Our class adopted a penguin at the zoo. tree →
• The school adopted a new rule about phones. tree →
• Canada is his adopted country — he was born in India. tree →
• Adopted children are real family members. tree →
• The adopted puppy settled in quickly. tree →
• “This woodland child is adopted by the chieftain's eldest daughter. tree →

Note

Regular verb: adopt, adopted, adopting. Trap: adopt (take as your own) vs adapt (change to fit) — one letter different. «Real parents» can hurt — say «birth parents» for the parents who gave birth, and the adoptive parents are real parents too. Noun: adoption.

In Jewish tradition

In everyday life, adoption is one way families are made; adopted children are as much part of the family as birth children, and how someone joined their family is their private story. Pets are also «adopted» from animal shelters. In school, a class may «adopt» an animal at a zoo by paying for its food, or a school may adopt a new rule. Phrases: adopted son, adopted daughter, adopted from, adopted a dog, adopted country.

Examples

• The translation adopted here follows a popular logic. (Sefer Yetzirah, Sefaria community translation) tree →
• 14) I adopted here the reading of Judah Halevi, namely: (Sefer Yetzirah, Kalisch 1877) tree →
• 33) The aspirating pronunciation of ρ in the Greek, was adopted by the ancient Jews in Palestine for the Hebrew letter ר. (Sefer Yetzirah, Kalisch 1877) tree →

Note

Regular verb: adopt, adopted, adopting. Trap: adopt (take as your own) vs adapt (change to fit) — one letter different. «Real parents» can hurt — say «birth parents» for the parents who gave birth, and the adoptive parents are real parents too. Noun: adoption.