adoptee
nounUS /əˌdɑpˈti/
Etymology Learned borrowing from French adoptée, feminine past participle of adopter meaning "to adopt", equivalent to adopt + -ee.
1
An adopted son or daughter.
2
A person who was adopted as a child.
- An adult Chinese female adoptee has found her biological parents.
3
Synonym of adopter.
- Derived terms
- nonadoptee
- Related terms
- foster child