# adoptable

Pronunciation: say "uh-DOP-tuh-buhl" US /əˈdɑp.tə.bəl/, UK /əˈdɒp.tə.bəl/

## Adjective

1. Capable of being taken into a family through adoption.
   - Simple: Able to be taken in and raised as part of a family.
   - _All the kittens at the rescue are adoptable now._
   - _The agency confirmed that the child was legally adoptable._
3. Appealing or desirable enough that one would want to adopt it.
   - Simple: So appealing that people want to take it in and keep it.
   - _The shelter photographs each cat to make it look as adoptable as possible._
   - _A friendly temperament makes a rescue dog far more adoptable._

## Noun

2. A person or animal who is eligible to be adopted into a family.
   - Simple: A person or animal that is ready and allowed to be adopted.
   - _The rescue listed three new adoptables on its website this week._
   - _Each adoptable gets a health check before going to a new home._
4. A character created by an artist that another person can claim ownership of, usually by purchase or trade.
   - Simple: A character drawn by an artist that someone else can buy and own.
   - _Each adoptable comes with a reference sheet showing the character's colors and design._
   - _He commissioned several adoptables and later resold them to other collectors._
5. A one-of-a-kind virtual creature that a user can adopt and raise within a game.
   - Simple: A special creature in a game that a player can take in and care for.
   - _Each adoptable in the game has its own colors and stats._
   - _He spent the weekend breeding rare adoptables for his collection._

## Origin

Formed from the verb "adopt" combined with the suffix "-able."

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/adoptable (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).