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adoptee noun[ C ] uk /ˌæd.ɒpˈtiː/ us /ə.dɑːpˈtiː/ someone who has been adopted as a child (= legally taken into another family and cared for as the family's own child): 被领养者,被收养者 Her family included two adoptees, aged 3 and 2. 她的家庭成员包括两个领养的孩子,一个三岁,一个两岁。 Support groups welcome birth parents, adoptees, and adoptive parents to share their experiences.互助协会欢迎亲生父母、被领养者和领养父母参加活动,分享自己的经历。 They met at a reunion of Vietnamese-born adoptees, organized by the Vietnamese Adoptee Network. New Jersey state law prevents adoptees from gaining access to their birth records. "It's important to meet people who've had the same experiences you've had", said adoptee Chris Brown. The agency serves as an intermediary between willing adult adoptees and birth parents. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases Parenting & caring for children adopt adoptable adopted adoption adoptive child-rearing childless childlessness childmind childminder kinship carer lawnmower parent looked-after milestone mothering snowploughing stay-at-home swaddle unadoptable unadopted |