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open adoption

open adoption noun: an adoption in which the biological mother/biological parents and the adoptive family know each other's identities, and choose to remain in contact after the adoption process is finalized.

Noun

open adoption (countable and uncountable, plural open adoptions)

  1. An adoption in which the biological mother/biological parents and the adoptive family know each other's identities, and choose to remain in contact after the adoption process is finalized.

Antonyms of open adoption

Forms of open adoption

pluralopen adoptions

Questions about open adoption

What does open adoption mean?
Open adoption means an adoption in which the biological mother/biological parents and the adoptive family know each other's identities, and choose to remain in contact after the adoption process is finalized.
What part of speech is open adoption?
Open adoption is a noun.
What is the plural of open adoption?
The plural of open adoption is open adoptions.

Words near open adoption in the dictionary

  1. open a can of whoop-ass
  2. open a can of whup ass
  3. open access
  4. open admission
  5. open admissions
  6. open adoption
  7. open adoptions
  8. open air
  9. open air museum
  10. open air museums
  11. open and affirming

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