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  • 1son — n. 1) to adopt a son 2) to marry off a son 3) an only son 4) an adopted; foster son; stepson 5) a son to (he was like a son to them) 6) (misc.) a favorite son (AE; pol.); a prodigal son (fig.) * * * [sʌn] foster son stepson a prodigal son …

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  • 2adopt — [[t]ədɒ̱pt[/t]] ♦♦ adopts, adopting, adopted 1) VERB If you adopt a new attitude, plan, or way of behaving, you begin to have it. [V n] The United Nations General Assembly has adopted a resolution calling on all parties in the conflict to seek a… …

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  • 3adopt out — verb To expel a son or daughter from a family by placing for adoption …

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  • 4adopt — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. embrace, take to oneself, assume; foster, give a home to, provide a home for, accept as one s own. See choice. II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To take as a son or daughter] Syn. take in, raise, take from an …

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  • 5Let's Adopt — Let’s Adopt!, aussi connu sous le nom de Sahip Çıkalım! en Turc, est un groupe de protection des droits des animaux basé en Turquie. Fondé le 8 janvier 2008 par deux activistes, Viktor Larkhill (pseudonyme) et Fulya Ulusoy. Let’s Adopt! n est pas …

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  • 6Sanford and Son — From the Sanford and Son opening credits: the sign above the Sanfords home and workplace Genre Sitcom Created by Nor …

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  • 7Soldier Son Trilogy — The Soldier Son Trilogy is a fantasy novel series by Robin Hobb. Set in a new world unrelated to her previous trilogies, the Soldier Son Trilogy follows the life of Nevare Burvelle, the second son of a newly elevated Lord of the Kingdom of Gernia …

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  • 8John Bartholomew and Son — Limited was a long established map publishing company originally based in Edinburgh, Scotland. Around 1888, the firm was renamed The Edinburgh Geographical Institute. The firm was also known as John Bartholomew and Co.HistoryGeorge Bartholomew… …

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  • 9Tarzan Finds a Son! — Infobox Film | name=Tarzan Finds a Son! director = Richard Thorpe producer = Sam Zimbalist writer = Edgar Rice Burroughs (characters) Cyril Hume (screenplay) starring =Johnny Weissmuller Maureen O Sullivan Johnny Sheffield Henry Wilcoxon… …

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  • 10The Son of Tarzan (film) — Infobox Film name = The Son of Tarzan writer = Roy Somerville based on the novel by Edgar Rice Burroughs starring = Kamuela C. Searle Manilla Martan P. Dempsey Tabler Karla Schramm Eugene Burr director = Arthur J. Flaven Harry Revier producer =… …

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