adopsi

Indonesian

Alternative forms

• adoptie (1901–1947)

Etymology

From Dutch adoptie, from Middle French adoption, from Latin adoptiō.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈadɔp̚si]
• Hyphenation: adop‧si

Noun

adopsi

1. adoption:
   1. acceptance: the choosing and making that to be one's own which originally was not so.

      Synonym: penerimaan

   2. the state of being adopted; the acceptance of a child of other parents as if he or she were one's own child.

Derived terms

• mengadopsi
• pengadopsi
• pengadopsian
• teradopsi

 

• adopsi antarnegara
• adopsi ilegal

 

Further reading

• “adopsi” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.