adoptee

[ uh-dop-tee, ad-op- ]

noun

Origin of adoptee

First recorded in 1890–95; adopt + -ee

According to researchers and people who work with parents and adoptees, it’s always been wrong.
Why adoption isn’t a replacement for abortion rights | Anna North | December 8, 2021 | Vox
Delfina waited, with all the other hopeful adoptees on the Alliance’s website, as dog after dog was scouted for desirable looks, sizes and vibes.
For some dogs (and humans), the pandemic adoption rush was mostly a waiting game | Hau Chu | June 25, 2021 | Washington Post
If a rat’s dialect stems from its genes, the adoptees should sound like outsiders.
Unique dialects help naked mole-rats tell friends from foes | Jonathan Lambert | February 24, 2021 | Science News For Students
For the first time since launching its national search in 1928, Gerber has awarded the coveted title of Gerber baby to an adoptee.
Trending News For Our Community | Tanya Christian | August 28, 2020 | Essence.com
Psychiatry 2019Studying the adoptees over time, she found that preschoolers with low cortisol often entered kindergarten with attention problems.
Puberty can repair the brain’s stress responses after hardship early in life | Esther Landhuis | August 28, 2020 | Science News

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