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養よう子し
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Meanings
Noun
1. adopted child (usu. male); son-in-law
Kanji used
養support growth子child
Pitch accent
ようし
Used in vocabulary
養よう子し縁えん組ぐみ
adoption (of a person)
Noun
婿むこ養よう子し
son-in-law taken (adopted) into family
Noun
夫ふう婦ふ養よう子し
adopting a married couple; married couple adopted into the family
Noun
夫婦めおと養よう子し
adopting a married couple; married couple adopted into the family
Noun
末まつ期ご養よう子し
deathbed adoption of a successor (to prevent extinction of the family line); person adopted by someone on his deathbed
Noun
養よう子し論ろん
adoptionism
Noun
仮かり養よう子し
provisional adopted heir (Edo period); temporary adopted heir; heir arranged in case of a mishap while traveling on official duty, if lacking a legitimate heir
Noun
Examples7
My wife wanted to adopt a child.
The adopted child lived a happy life with her new family.
They adopted the orphan.
He adopted the orphan.
Mr. and Mrs. Williams adopted a child whose parents were dead.
We adopted a child.