Meaning & use
Adoptee
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A person, especially a child, who has been legally adopted by parents other than their birth parents.
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As an adoptee, she spent years searching for information about her biological family.
The support group was created specifically for adoptees navigating identity questions.
A note on using this word
The suffix -ee typically marks the recipient of an action, as in employee or trainee; here it marks the person who is adopted.
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