adoptable

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

English adopt

Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom

Proto-Italic *-ðlom

Proto-Italic *-ðlis

Latin -bilis

Latin -ābilis

Old French -ablebor.

Middle English -able

English -able

English adoptable

From adopt + -able.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

adoptable (comparative more adoptable, superlative most adoptable)

1. Able to be adopted.

   Only after reaching three weeks of age are the infants considered adoptable.

2. Desirable to adopt.

   Personability and youthful vigor make this puppy highly adoptable.

Derived terms

• adoptability
• nonadoptable
• unadoptable

Translations

able to be adopted

• French: adoptable (fr)
• Italian: adottabile (it)
• Portuguese: adotável
• Spanish: adoptable (es)

Noun

adoptable (plural adoptables)

1. A person or animal that is eligible to be adopted.
2. (online gaming) A unique creature for a user to adopt.
3. (art) A character of which one can claim ownership, designed by an artist.

   Alternative form: (informal) adopt

Anagrams

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French

Etymology

From adopter +‎ -able.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a.dɔp.tabl/

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Adjective

adoptable (plural adoptables)

1. adoptable

Further reading

• “adoptable”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /adobˈtable/ [a.ð̞oβ̞ˈt̪a.β̞le]
• Rhymes: -able
• Syllabification: a‧dop‧ta‧ble

Adjective

adoptable m or f (masculine and feminine plural adoptables)

1. adoptable

Related terms

• adoptar

Further reading

• “adoptable”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), 24th edition, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 30 October 2026