Definition
A person who adopts; one who takes up, assumes, or accepts something or someone as their own.
Etymology
From adopt with the -ant suffix meaning 'one who does' (similar to 'servant' from 'serve'). Latin -antem creates agent nouns describing someone performing an action.
Kelly Says
Adoptant is the fancy legal term for 'adopter'—you'll see it in official documents and court papers, while regular people just say 'adoptive parent' or 'adopter,' showing how law loves Latin!
Translations
ARالعربية
مُتَوَفّق
mu-ta-wa-ff-iq
BNবাংলা
অনুমোদন
a-nu-mo-don
CACatalà
adoptant
a-dop-tan
CSČeština
adoptující
a-dop-too-y-chi
DADansk
adoptiv
a-dop-tiv
DEDeutsch
Adoptierender
a-dop-tee-ren-den
ELΕλληνικά
εκπαιδευτής
ek-pa-i-de-y-tis
ESEspañol
adoptante
a-dop-tan-te
FAفارسی
مُتَوَفّق
mu-ta-wa-ff-iq
FISuomi
adoptio
a-dop-tio
FRFrançais
adoptant
a-dop-tan
GUGU
આદોપ્તકારક
a-a-dop-tak-kar-k
HIहिन्दी
अनुपालक
a-nu-pa-lak
IDBahasa Indonesia
adopsi
a-dop-si
ITItaliano
adottante
a-dot-tan-te
JA日本語
養子縁組者
yōshi-en-so-sha
KMKM
ប្រព័ន្ធ
pra-po-n-th
MSBahasa Melayu
adopsi
a-dop-si
MYမြန်မာ
ကျွန်တော်
kyun-taw
NLNederlands
adoptie
a-dop-tie
NONorsk
adoptiv
a-dop-tiv
PLPolski
adoptujący
a-dop-too-y-chi
PTPortuguês
adotante
a-do-tan-te
RORomână
adoptant
a-dop-tan
RUРусский
усыновитель
u-sy-no-ve-tel
SVSvenska
adoptiv
a-dop-tiv
SWKiswahili
mpokeaji
m-po-ke-a-ji
TAதமிழ்
தத்தெடுப்பவர்
tha-tte-d-upp-avar
TEతెలుగు
అంగీకరించేవారు
an-ge-e-ka-ri-n-che-va-ru
THไทย
ผู้รับเลี้ยงบุตรบุญธรรม
phoo-rap-leang-boon-tham
TLTL
nagtanggap
na-gt-tan-gap
TRTürkçe
evlat edinme
ev-lat e-din-me
UKУкраїнська
уповноважений
u-po-no-va-zhen-nyy
URاردو
مُتَوَفّق
mu-ta-wa-ff-iq
VITiếng Việt
người nhận nuôi
nguoi nhan nuoi