adoption in Malay
pengambilan
/əˈdɒp.ʃən/US/əˈdɑp.ʃən/
adoption in Malay: pengambilan, penerimaan, pengambilan anak angkat. In English, adoption means the act of adopting.
Malay words for adoption
- choosing and making that to be one's own which originally was not so
- pengambilan, penerimaan
- act of adopting, or state of being adopted
- pengambilan anak angkat
English meaning of adoption
- noun The act of adopting.
- noun The state of being adopted; the acceptance of a child of other parents as if they were one's own child.
- noun An admission to an institution, for example a hospital, clinic, mental asylum.
- noun The choosing and making that to be one's own which originally was not so; acceptance.
adoption in a sentence
- A Chinese baby girl was given away for adoption.
- Another Chinese boy was put up for adoption.
- the adoption of people into hospitals or monasteries
adoption in other languages
Questions about adoption in Malay
- What is the meaning of adoption in Malay?
- Adoption in Malay is pengambilan, penerimaan, pengambilan anak angkat.
- Apakah maksud adoption dalam bahasa Melayu?
- Adoption: pengambilan, penerimaan, pengambilan anak angkat.
- What does adoption mean in English?
- Adoption means the act of adopting.
Source and license
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