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| 1. | capable of being adopted; suitable or eligible for adoption: an adoptable child; a resolution found to be adoptable. |
| 2. | a child who is considered suitable for adoption: fewer adoptables than in previous years. |
| unadoptable | |
adjective | |
| difficult to place in an adoptive home [ant: adoptable] |