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).
Release
Release noun - A freeing from an obligation or responsibility.
How words are described
| original | original adoption | original release |
| legal | legal adoption | legal release |
| successful | successful adoption | successful release |
| early | early adoption | early release |
| Other adjectives: widespread, late, limited, later, official, subsequent, wide, recent, previous, planned, posthumous, worldwide. | ||
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Release and Adoption. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 13, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/adoption/release
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Release or Adoption. 2016. Accessed August 13, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/adoption/release.
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