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adopted child

N บุตรบุญธรรม  ordinary child bud-bun-tham

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

ADOPTED

pp. Taken as one's own; received as son and heir; selected for use.

 

ADOPTEDLY

adv. In the manner of something adopted.

 

ADOPTER

n. 1. One who adopts.
2. In chimistry, a large round receiver, with two necks, diametrically opposite to each other, one of which admits the neck of a retort, and the other is joined to another receiver. It is used in distillations, to give more space to elastic vapors, or to increase the length of the neck of a retort.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

ADOPTED

ADOPTED A *dopt "ed, a.

 

Defn: Taken by adoption; taken up as one's own; as, an adopted son, citizen, country, word. -- A *dopt "ed *ly, adv.

 

ADOPTER

ADOPTER A *dopt "er, n.

 

1. One who adopts.

 

2. (Chem. )

 

Defn: A receiver, with two necks, opposite to each other, one of which admits the neck of a retort, and the other is joined to another receiver. It is used in distillations, to give more space to elastic vapors, to increase the length of the neck of a retort, or to unite two vessels whose openings have different diameters. [Written also adapter. ]

 

French Dictionary

adopté

adopté , ée adj. et n. m. et f. adjectif Qui fait l ’objet d ’une adoption. : Un enfant adopté. Une proposition adoptée. nom masculin et féminin Personne qui a fait l ’objet d ’une adoption.

 

adopter

adopter v. tr. verbe transitif 1 Prendre pour fils, pour fille dans les formes reconnues par la loi. : Ils ont adopté un petit Brésilien. 2 figuré Faire sien par choix, par décision. : Nous avons adopté sa façon de procéder. SYNONYME choisir ; suivre . 3 Approuver par un vote. : Ce règlement a été adopté récemment. aimer