adopt out
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To adopt out is to place a child or animal with new caregivers through adoption, from the perspective of whoever is relinquishing them: The shelter adopts out about fifty dogs a month, She made the difficult decision to adopt out her baby.
The phrase emphasizes the giving away rather than the receiving—the inverse of simply "adopt."
- orphanizeMake into an orphan
- exposeMake known publicly
- placementPutting somewhere specific
- waiting childMinor available for adoption
- caregivingAttending to dependents
relinquishment · support networks · home study · attachment · foster care · grief · rehoming · guardianship · bonding · child welfare · nurturing · legal consent · safe haven law · identity formation · separation anxiety · saying goodbye · cultural adaptation · new beginnings