adopter
Takes someone in
An adopter is someone who takes something on as their own.
Most often this means a person who legally becomes the parent of a child not born to them: The adopters met their new daughter at the agency.
More broadly, adopters embrace new ideas, technologies, or practices: Early adopters lined up for the new phone.
The term appears frequently in discussions of how innovations spread through populations.
Creator of new methods
- pioneerEarly explorer or settler
- trailblazerFirst to forge ahead
- trendsetterOne who initiates styles
- enthusiastArdent admirer of something
beta tester · techie · evangelist · influencer · first mover · gadget · cutting-edge · diffusion
Encourage development of
- guardianshipLegal care of another
- custodyProtective care or control
- placementPutting somewhere specific
- kinshipState of being related
household · parenting · child · orphan · sibling · birthparent · reunification · bonding
One providing daily assistance
- supportiveOffering help and reassurance
- protectiveServing to guard
- devotedLoyally and lovingly attached
- patientAble to wait calmly
loving · nurturing · bonding · attachment · guidance · mentorship · tenderness · warmth
Protective care or control
- wardProtected person; division
- guardianshipLegal care of another
- conservatorshipCourt-appointed care management
- trusteeOne managing another's assets
fiduciary · advocate · custodian · petition · court · decree · termination · consent
Firm pledge to act
- obligationRequired task or commitment
- dutyRequired moral task
- accountabilityObligation for one's actions
- stewardshipResponsible care of entrusted things
provision · upkeep · maintenance · permanency · stability · financial · medical · educational
innovator
Creator of new methods
- pioneerEarly explorer or settler
- trailblazerFirst to forge ahead
- trendsetterOne who initiates styles
enthusiast · beta tester · techie · evangelist · influencer · first mover · gadget · cutting-edge · diffusion · technology
foster
Encourage development of
- guardianshipLegal care of another
- custodyProtective care or control
- placementPutting somewhere specific
kinship · household · parenting · child · orphan · sibling · birthparent · reunification · bonding · attachment
caregiver
One providing daily assistance
- supportiveOffering help and reassurance
- protectiveServing to guard
- devotedLoyally and lovingly attached
patient · loving · nurturing · bonding · attachment · guidance · mentorship · tenderness · warmth · affection
custody
Protective care or control
- wardProtected person; division
- guardianshipLegal care of another
- conservatorshipCourt-appointed care management
trustee · fiduciary · advocate · custodian · petition · court · decree · termination · consent · rights
commitment
Firm pledge to act
- obligationRequired task or commitment
- dutyRequired moral task
- accountabilityObligation for one's actions
stewardship · provision · upkeep · maintenance · permanency · stability · financial · medical · educational · emotional
- pet keepersdog owner, cat owner, guinea pig owner, pet sitter, horse owner
- pet ownership typesdog owner, cat owner, breeder, foster parent
- verbes en "-prendre
- choosersvoter, buyer, picker, selector, elector
adopterbirth parent
One who conceived offspring
biological parent · natural parent · birth mother · birth father · biological mother
adopterabandoner
One who forsakes
relinquisher · surrenderer · rejector · renouncer · forsaker
adopterlaggard
One falling behind
resistor · rejecter · holdout · traditionalist · technophobe
- early adopterFirst purchaser of innovations
- adoptive parentsLegal non-birth guardians
- pet adoptionAcquiring a homeless animal
- adoptive fatherMan who legally becomes parent
- adopted childMinor placed with new parents
- adopted sonNon-biological male child legally claimed
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