adoptable

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adoptable

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English adopt

Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom

Proto-Italic *-ðlom

Proto-Italic *-ðlis

Latin -bilis

Latin -ābilis

Old French -ablebor.

Middle English -able

English -able

English adoptable

From adopt + -able.

adjective more adoptable · most adoptable

  1. Able to be adopted. Only after reaching three weeks of age are the infants considered adoptable.
  2. Desirable to adopt. Personability and youthful vigor make this puppy highly adoptable.

noun adoptables

  1. A person or animal that is eligible to be adopted.
  2. Internet A unique creature for a user to adopt.
  3. A character of which one can claim ownership, designed by an artist.

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