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).
Purpose and adoption are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Purpose" instead a noun "Adoption".
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Purpose and Adoption. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 22, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/adoption/purpose
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