adoption

/əˈdɒpʃən/

Syllables a·dop·tion

Stress a-DOP-tion

Phonics Breakdown

a

/ə/

schwa

dop

/dɒp/

short o

tion

/ʃən/

tion ending

Meaning

the act of legally taking another person's child into your family

Sound Reference

💡

a=/ə/(about) + dop=/dɒp/(dolphin) + tion=/ʃən/(nation)

Example

The adoption of the child was completed last year.