readoption en · NOUN
Etymology
From re- + adoption.
Meanings
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(uncountable, usually) Being adopted back into a family or group
Objectively, Miles realizes that Hayden is insane and past the point of rescue or readoption into mainstream society.
2009 August 23, Lucinda Rosenfeld, “Multiple Lives”, in New York Times:
- (uncountable, usually) Adoption again; the act of readopting.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| readoptions | Number=Plur | lexicographic |