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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun The policy, practice, or agreement allowing contact between an adopted child and the child's biological parents.
- noun An instance of such an adoption.
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- noun An
adoption in which thebiological mother /biological parents and the adoptive family know each other'sidentities , and choose to remain incontact after the adoption process is finalized.
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