adoptable

[ uh-dop-tuh-buhl ]

adjective
  1. capable of being adopted; suitable or eligible for adoption: an adoptable child; a resolution found to be adoptable.

noun
  1. a child who is considered suitable for adoption: fewer adoptables than in previous years.

Origin of adoptable

1
First recorded in 1835–45; adopt + -able

Other words from adoptable

  • a·dopt·a·bil·i·ty, noun
  • non·a·dopt·a·ble, adjective
  • un·a·dopt·a·ble, adjective

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