Subsequent adoption Synonyms

Definitions for Subsequent


  • (adjective) being, occurring, or carried out at a time after something else
  • (adjective) following in time or order

Definitions for Adoption


  • (noun) a legal proceeding that creates a parent-child relation between persons not related by blood ; the adopted child is entitled to all privileges belonging to a natural child of the adoptive parents (including the right to inherit)
  • (noun) the appropriation (of ideas or words etc) from another source
  • (noun) the act of accepting with approval ; favorable reception