adoptable

[ uh-dop-tuh-buhl ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adjective

capable of being adopted; suitable or eligible for adoption:
an adoptable child; a resolution found to be adoptable.

a child who is considered suitable for adoption:
fewer adoptables than in previous years.

First recorded in 1835–45; adopt + -able

There are, to a first approximation, zero healthy adoptable babies in the US foster care system.

I didn't cherry pick this list; it's the first page of search results for adoptable, relatively young kids.

Rescue groups and individuals have come forward stating that the animals they gave PETA were healthy and adoptable.

Genetic traits are identified and matched in the genetic banks of adoptable children.

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