to put a child up for adoption
1adoption — noun 1 of child VERB + ADOPTION ▪ offer sb for, place sb for, put sb up for ▪ She has decided to put the child up for adoption. ▪ be available for ▪ When will the child be available for ad …
2adoption — n. to put up for adoption (to put a child up for adoption) * * * [ə dɒpʃ(ə)n] to put up for adoption (to put a child up for adoption) …
3Child support — Family law Entering into marriag …
4adoption */ — UK [əˈdɒpʃ(ə)n] / US [əˈdɑpʃ(ə)n] noun Word forms adoption : singular adoption plural adoptions 1) [countable/uncountable] the process of making a child legally part of your family, or an instance of this For many childless couples, adoption is… …
5adoption — a|dop|tion [ ə dapʃən ] noun * 1. ) count or uncount the process of making a child legally part of your family, or an instance of this: For many childless couples, adoption is the best solution. She had put her son up for adoption. 2. ) uncount… …
6adoption — a|dop|tion [əˈdɔpʃən US əˈda:p ] n 1.) [U and C] the act or process of adopting a child ▪ She decided to put the baby up for adoption . 2.) [U] the act of starting to use a particular plan, method, way of speaking etc 3.) [U] BrE the choice of a… …
7Child protection — For other uses, see Child protection (disambiguation). Caring for children At home Parents · Extended family …
8Adoption — For other uses, see Adoption (disambiguation). Sister Irene of New York Foundling Hospital with children. Sister Irene is among the pioneers of modern adoption, establishing a system to board out children rather than institutionalize them.… …
9Child abandonment — is the practice of relinquishing interests and claims over one s offspring with the intent of never again resuming or reasserting them. Causes include many social and cultural factors as well as mental illness. An abandoned child is called a… …
10put — W1S1 [put] v past tense and past participle put present participle putting [T] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(move to place)¦ 2¦(change somebody s situation/feelings)¦ 3¦(write/print something)¦ 4¦(express)¦ 5 put a stop/an end to something 6 put something into… …
