adoptantn.adj.

Brit.

/əˈdɒpt(ə)nt/, U.S.

/əˈdɑpt(ə)nt/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: adopt v., -ant suffix¹.

Etymology: < adopt v. + -ant suffix¹. With use as noun compare earlier adopter n. With use as adjective compare earlier adopting adj.

A. n.

= adopter n. 1a.

ΘΚΠ

society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > kinsman or relation > [noun] > adopted person > one who adopts

adopter1572

adoptor1611

adoptant1632

1632 T. E. Lawes Womens Rights ii. xvi. 60 Neither is it any obstacle to a Marriage, saue onely betwixt the adopted and adoptant.

1673 J. Flavell Fountain of Life xv. 180 Both flow from the pleasure, and good will of the Adoptant.

1896 Southern Reporter 19 603/2 The stranger was not excluded from the custom of adoption, provided he chose to take the name of the adoptant, and bear arms in his behalf.

1954 Marriage & Family Living 16 358/2 If the adoptant is married, the consent of the wife or husband is necessary.

1998 M. Stol in M. Stol & S. P. Vleeming Care of Elderly in Anc. Near East 98 The contracts name adoptant and adoptee ‘mother’ and ‘daughter’.

B. adj.

Of a person: that adopts another; adoptive. rare before late 20th cent.

ΚΠ

1884 N.E.D. Adoptant, adopting.

1989 Mod. Asian Stud. 23 376 In promoting civil rather than state adoption the state is concerned..to impose on adopted children who have matured into adults the obligation to support their ageing adoptant parents.

2003 H. J. Marsman Women in Ugarit & Israel ii. 53 She was dependent on a family member (either biological or adoptant) to negotiate her marriage.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	adoptant
释义	adoptantn.adj. Brit. /əˈdɒpt(ə)nt/, U.S. /əˈdɑpt(ə)nt/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: adopt v., -ant suffix¹. Etymology: < adopt v. + -ant suffix¹. With use as noun compare earlier adopter n. With use as adjective compare earlier adopting adj. A. n. = adopter n. 1a. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > kinsman or relation > [noun] > adopted person > one who adopts adopter1572 adoptor1611 adoptant1632 1632 T. E. Lawes Womens Rights ii. xvi. 60 Neither is it any obstacle to a Marriage, saue onely betwixt the adopted and adoptant. 1673 J. Flavell Fountain of Life xv. 180 Both flow from the pleasure, and good will of the Adoptant. 1896 Southern Reporter 19 603/2 The stranger was not excluded from the custom of adoption, provided he chose to take the name of the adoptant, and bear arms in his behalf. 1954 Marriage & Family Living 16 358/2 If the adoptant is married, the consent of the wife or husband is necessary. 1998 M. Stol in M. Stol & S. P. Vleeming Care of Elderly in Anc. Near East 98 The contracts name adoptant and adoptee ‘mother’ and ‘daughter’. B. adj. Of a person: that adopts another; adoptive. rare before late 20th cent. ΚΠ 1884 N.E.D. Adoptant, adopting. 1989 Mod. Asian Stud. 23 376 In promoting civil rather than state adoption the state is concerned..to impose on adopted children who have matured into adults the obligation to support their ageing adoptant parents. 2003 H. J. Marsman Women in Ugarit & Israel ii. 53 She was dependent on a family member (either biological or adoptant) to negotiate her marriage. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.adj.1632
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