Last Updated：2025/11/23

To expel a child from a family by placing them for adoption; to put a child up for adoption privately, without going through an adoption agency.

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adopt out

Source Word

adopt out

Verb

Japanese Meaning

家族から子供を養子に出す、あるいは養子縁組のために、養子縁組エージェンシーを通さずに私的に子供を出す行為

Facing mounting debts, they felt forced to adopt out their youngest child to a distant relative.

負債が増え続ける中、彼らは最年少の子どもを遠い親戚に養子に出さざるを得ないと感じた。

Sense（1）

Sense（2）

To send a son or daughter away to live in another country. (Used with to).

The Chinese girl was adopted out to the United States.

Sense（3）

To send a child to be adopted by family of a different culture and ethnicity.

adopts out

（ present singular third-person ）

adopting out

（ participle present ）

adopted out

（ participle past ）

adopted out

（ past ）