Definition of "adoptee" []

• One, such as a child, that is or has been adopted. (noun)

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• "In this category are articles suggesting that Jobs' status as an adoptee is a reason to restrict abortion access in general."
• "The stories were all different but the feeling of the birth family member or the adoptee was the same — longing."
• "The stories were all different but the feeling of the birth family member or the adoptee was the same -- longing."