Adoption
Adoption noun - A legal proceeding that creates a parent-child relation between persons not related by blood; the adopted child is entitled to all privileges belonging to a natural child of the adoptive parents (including the right to inherit).
Necking and adoption are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Necking" instead a noun "Adoption".
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Necking and Adoption. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 03, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/adoption/necking
Adoption & Necking. N.p., 2016. Web. 03 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/adoption/necking>.
Necking or Adoption. 2016. Accessed August 03, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/adoption/necking.
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