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noun
- Initialism of custodial parent.
- (virology) Initialism of capsid protein.
- (UK politics) Initialism of command paper.
- (4chan slang, humorous, euphemistic) Initialism of cheese pizza (“child pornography”).
- (law enforcement) Initialism of containment perimeter.
- (mathematics) Initialism of critical point.
- (British) Initialism of county primary or community primary (school).
- Initialism of cerebral palsy.
- (Philippines, text messaging) Initialism of cellphone.
- (computing) Initialism of codepage.
- (Internet, euphemistic) Initialism of child pornography.
- Initialism of corporal punishment.
- (origami) Initialism of crease pattern.
- (physics) Initialism of charge-parity.
- (physics) Initialism of center of pressure.
- (military) Initialism of command post.
- (education) Initialism of college prep; college preparatory.
- Initialism of cyberpunk.
- (Philippines, construction) Initialism of contract package.
- Initialism of civil parish (used on OS 1:25 000 scale Explorer maps).
- (linguistics) Initialism of complementizer phrase.
adj
name
noun
- Initialism of protective custody.
- Initialism of professional corporation.
- Initialism of privy council.
- Initialism of press conference.
- (computing) Initialism of program counter.
- (law enforcement) Initialism of police constable, a police rank used in Commonwealth countries.
- (organic chemistry) Initialism of polycarbonate.
- Initialism of political correctness.
- Initialism of Probate Court.
- (gambling) Abbreviation of percentage.
- Initialism of personal computer.
- (US) Initialism of probable cause.
- (anatomy) Initialism of posterior commissure.
- Initialism of patrol cutter.
- (organic chemistry) Abbreviation of propylene carbonate.
- (South Korean idol fandom) Initialism of photocard.
- Initialism of patrol, coastal, a coastal patrol boat.
- Initialism of photocopy.
- Initialism of progressive contextualization.
- (gaming) Initialism of player character.
- (film) Initialism of Production Code.
- (Canadian politics, by extension) A member of the Conservative Party of Canada.
- (UK, law enforcement) Initialism of previous conviction.
- Initialism of parsec.
- (anatomy) Initialism of pubococcygeus muscle.
- Initialism of patrol craft.
- Initialism of public convenience.
- Initialism of private chat.
- (bingo) forty-nine (an allusion to a cartoon character, Police Constable 49)
- Initialism of privy councillor and postnominal.
- Initialism of personnel carrier.
- A personal computer, especially one similar to an IBM PC that runs Microsoft Windows (or, originally, DOS), usually as opposed to (say) an Apple Mac.
- (medicine) Initialism of presenting complaint.
- a small digital computer based on a microprocessor and designed to be used by one person at a time
adj
name
- Initialism of Phrozen Crew.
- Initialism of Penn Central.
- (Canada, politics) Initialism of Progressive Canadian Party.
- (US) Initialism of Presbyterian Church.
- (US, navy) Initialism of Coastal Patrol.
- (UK politics) Initialism of Plaid Cymru.
- Initialism of Proto-Celtic.
- (Philippines, law enforcement, historical) Initialism of Philippine Constabulary.
verb
noun
name
noun
- The act of adopting.
- An admission to an institution, for example a hospital, clinic, mental asylum.
- The act of accepting and putting into effect or practice (a method, proposal, technique, etc.)
- The state of being adopted; the acceptance of a child of other parents as if they were one's own child.
- (computing) The transfer from an old system to another (usually better) system.
- (theology) An act of divine grace by which the redeemed in Christ are admitted to the privileges of the sons of God.
- The choosing and making that to be one's own which originally was not so; acceptance.
- (chess, slang) Ten consecutive wins against an opponent.
- the act of accepting with approval; favorable reception
- a legal proceeding that creates a parent-child relation between persons not related by blood; the adopted child is entitled to all privileges belonging to a natural child of the adoptive parents (including the right to inherit)
- the appropriation (of ideas or words etc.) from another source
noun
- (law) Initialism of parenting time.
- (US, military, aviation) Initialism of patrol trainer (“a trainer that is also a patrol aircraft”).
- Initialism of personal trainer.
- (medicine) Initialism of physical therapist.
- (medicine) Initialism of physical therapy.
- (US, military, nautical) Initialism of patrol torpedo.
- Initialism of public transport or public transit.
- (hematology) Initialism of prothrombin time.
- (slang) Initialism of prick tease.
- Initialism of physical training.
- (music) Initialism of passing tone.
adj
name
noun
- Initialism of adoption agency.
- Initialism of affirmative action.
- (pathology) Initialism of alopecia areata.
- (chemistry) Initialism of antioxidant activity.
- (chemistry) Initialism of atomic absorption.
- (insurance) Initialism of appointed actuary.
- Initialism of approximate absolute.
- (pathology) Initialism of aplastic anemia.
- Initialism of airman apprentice.
- (finance) Initialism of account aggregator.
- (politics) Initialism of Association Agreement: a treaty between the European Union, its member states and a non-EU country that creates a framework for cooperation between them.
- (organic chemistry, medicine) Initialism of amyloid A.
- (optics) Initialism of angular aperture.
- (psychology) Initialism of achievement age.
- (biochemistry, medicine) Initialism of antiandrogen.
- (pathology) Initialism of aortic aneurysm.
- Initialism of Asian American.
- (statistics) Initialism of arithmetic average.
- (organic chemistry) Initialism of ascorbic acid.
- (anatomy) Initialism of aortic arch.
- Initialism of athletic association.
- Initialism of African-American.
- (seduction community) Initialism of approach anxiety.
- (education) Initialism of Associate in Arts or Associate of Arts.
- (organic chemistry) Initialism of acetic acid.
- Initialism of air armament.
- (medicine) Initialism of arytenoid adduction.
- (organic chemistry) Initialism of amino acid.
- (organic chemistry) Initialism of acrylic acid.
- Initialism of appropriate authority.
- Initialism of acting appointment.
- (chemistry, engineering) Initialism of activated alumina.
- Initialism of aircraft artificer.
- (organic chemistry) Initialism of asymmetric aminohydroxylation.
- (medicine) Initialism of arterial aneurysm.
- (pathology) Initialism of acute appendicitis.
- (military) Initialism of avenue of approach.
- (UK, pensions) Initialism of annual allowance.
- Initialism of academic adviser.
- (military) Initialism of anti-aircraft.
- Initialism of absolute alcohol.
- (Hong Kong) Initialism of agent assistant; an assistant of a real estate agent.
- Initialism of associate administrator.
- (anatomy) Initialism of abdominal aorta.
- Initialism of armament artificer.
- (chiefly US, politics) Initialism of administrative assistant.
- An AA battery (energy-storage device).
- (organic chemistry) Initialism of arachidonic acid.
- Initialism of aircraft apprentice.
- (computer graphics) Initialism of antialiasing.
- (biochemistry) Initialism of adrenal androgen.
- (immunology) Initialism of anti-antibody.
- (gymnastics) Abbreviation of all-around.
- A member of Alcoholics Anonymous.
- Initialism of aviation annex.
- (finance) Initialism of against actual.
- (military) Initialism of assembly area.
- (broadcasting) Initialism of average audience.
- Initialism of assistant adjutant.
- (pathology) Initialism of anaplastic astrocytoma.
- (organic chemistry) Initialism of aminoacyl.
- (healthcare) Initialism of anesthesiologist assistant.
- Initialism of author's alteration.
- (medicine) Initialism of anastomotic aneurysm.
- (British English, law) Initialism of appropriate adult.
- (anatomy) Initialism of ascending aorta.
- Initialism of air attaché.
- (biochemistry) Initialism of acetaldehyde adduct.
- (aviation) Initialism of absolute altitude.
- (pathology) Initialism of allergic asthma.
- Initialism of Asian-African.
- (healthcare) Initialism of anesthesia assistant.
- an international organization that provides a support group for persons trying to overcome alcoholism
- an associate degree in arts
adj
name
- Initialism of Acta Astronautica: a scientific journal founded in 1955, covering fields related to the peaceful scientific exploration of space.
- Initialism of Air Almanac, a publication.
- Initialism of Anna's Archive.
- (UK, automotive) Initialism of The Automobile Association: a British motoring association founded in 1905.
- Initialism of The Aluminum Association: a trade association for the aluminum production, fabrication and recycling industries.
- Initialism of Arlington Annex.
- Initialism of Army Act.
- Initialism of Alcoholics Anonymous: a self-supporting organization of alcoholic people.
- Initialism of Alzheimer's Association: an American volunteer health organization focusing on care, support and research for Alzheimer's disease.
- (US, rail transport) Initialism of Ann Arbor Railroad.
- (aviation) Initialism of American Airlines: a major American airline headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas.
- (physics) Initialism of Antiproton Accumulator: an infrastructure connected to the Proton–Antiproton Collider at CERN.
- Initialism of Addicts Anonymous.
- (US, baseball) Double-A: the second-highest level of play in Minor League Baseball after Triple-A (AAA).
- Initialism of Al Ain.
- Initialism of American Anthropologist: the flagship journal of the American Anthropological Association, founded in 1888.
- (aviation) Initialism of Ansett Australia or Ansett Airways.
- Initialism of Academy Awards: a recognition of excellence in cinematic achievements, given annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
- (US, historical, baseball) Initialism of American Association: an American minor league baseball league from 1902 to 1962 and 1969 to 1997.
- (US, historical) Initialism of Amalgamated Association of Iron and Steel Workers.
- (stock ticker symbol) Abbreviation of Alcoa.
- (US, military) USPS military code of Armed Forces – Americas.
- (occult) Alternative form of A∴A∴.
- Initialism of Aluminum America, a corporation.
- (aviation) Initialism of Aerolíneas Argentinas.
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adj
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noun
- Initialism of child support.
- (baseball) Initialism of caught stealing (especially as a statistic).
- (nautical, telecommunications) Initialism of cable ship.
- (vulgar, slang) Initialism of cocksucker.
- (anatomy) Initialism of coronary sinus.
- (medicine) Initialism of Coma scale, often the Glasgow Coma Scale.
- (biology) Initialism of circumsporozoite.
- (education) Initialism of complementary studies.
- Initialism of controlled substance.
- Initialism of customer service.
- (wine) Initialism of Cabernet Sauvignon.
- (psychology) Initialism of conditioned stimulus.
- Initialism of computer science.
- Short for CS gas
- (telecommunications) Initialism of circuit-switched.
- (UK, law enforcement) Initialism of chief superintendent.
name
noun
- freeing someone from the control of another; especially a parent's relinquishing authority and control over a minor child
- The state of being thus set free; liberation (used, for example, of slaves from bondage, of a person from prejudices, of the mind from superstition, of a nation from tyranny or subjugation).
- The act of setting free from the power of another, as from slavery, subjection, dependence, or controlling influence.
noun
- The act by which one cradles a child etc.
- The act of using a cradle (the tool).
- (carpentry) The framework in arched or coved ceilings to which the laths are nailed.
- (coopering) The cutting of a cask into two pieces lengthwise, to enable it to pass a narrow place, the two parts being afterwards united and rehooped.
verb
noun
- (law) Child support.
- Money required or spent to provide for the needs of a person or a family.
- Actions performed to keep some machine or system functioning or in service.
- (law) A tort and (in some jurisdictions) an offence committed when a third party who does not have a bona fide interest in a lawsuit provides help or acquires an interest to a litigant's lawsuit.
- (law, UK) Alimony, a periodical payment or a lump sum made or ordered to be made to a spouse after a divorce.
- (biology) The natural process which keeps an organism alive.
- (software engineering, attributive) Software updates that fix bugs and improve stability rather than adding new features.
- (Philippines, medicine, colloquial) Ellipsis of maintenance medicine.
- means of maintenance of a family or group
- the unauthorized interference in a legal action by a person having no interest in it (as by helping one party with money or otherwise to continue the action) so as to obstruct justice or promote unnecessary litigation or unsettle the peace of the community
- activity involved in maintaining something in good working order
- the act of sustaining life by food or providing a means of subsistence
- court-ordered support paid by one spouse to another after they are separated
verb
- (transitive, said of an illegitimate child) To fix the paternity of
- (intransitive, followed by "to" or "with") To attach (to) or unite (with); to receive into a society as a member, and initiate into its mysteries, plans, etc.
- (transitive) to bring or receive into close connection; to ally.
- (transitive) To connect in the way of descent; to trace origin to.
- (transitive) To adopt; to receive into a family as one's offspring
- keep company with; hang out with
- join in an affiliation
noun
- Someone or something, especially, a television station, that is associated with a larger, related organization, such as a television network; a member of a group of associated things.
- a subordinate or subsidiary associate; a person who is affiliated with another or with an organization
- a subsidiary or subordinate organization that is affiliated with another organization
noun
- The act of fostering another's child as if it were one's own.
- The condition of being the foster child.
- The act of promoting or encouraging something.
- The act of caring for another human being or animal.
- encouragement; aiding the development of something
- helping someone grow up to be an accepted member of the community
noun
- the act of intervening (as to mediate a dispute, etc.)
- a prayer to God on behalf of another person
- A prayer to God on behalf of another person; especially, such a prayer offered by a heavenly saint on behalf of a mere mortal who has prayed to the saint for such help.
- The act of intervening or mediating between two parties.
noun
- the act of intervening (as to mediate a dispute, etc.)
- (law) a proceeding that permits a person to enter into a lawsuit already in progress; admission of person not an original party to the suit so that person can protect some right or interest that is allegedly affected by the proceedings
- the act or fact of interposing one thing between or among others
- a policy of intervening in the affairs of other countries
- care provided to improve a situation (especially medical procedures or applications that are intended to relieve illness or injury)
- (medicine) An action taken or procedure performed; an operation.
- (US, law) A legal motion through which a person or entity who has not been named as a party to a case seeks to have the court order that they be made a party.
- An orchestrated attempt to convince somebody with an addiction or other psychological problem to seek professional help and/or change their behavior.
- The action of intervening; interfering in some course of events.
noun
verb
- (transitive, British, slang) To make a public mockery of someone through insult or wit.
- (intransitive) To skid.
- (transitive, nautical) To rotate or turn something about its axis.
- simple past of slay
- (transitive) To insert extra ticks or skip some ticks of a clock to slowly correct its time.
- (transitive, rail transport) To move something (usually a railway line) sideways.
- (intransitive) To pivot.
- (transitive) To veer a vehicle.
- turn sharply; change direction abruptly
- move obliquely or sideways, usually in an uncontrolled manner
noun
- The assumption of a parental role in the context of a relationship other than the parent-child relationship.
- (uncountable) Discrimination against parents.
- (uncountable) The promotion of having children as a social ideal.
- (uncountable) Paternal or maternal feeling and behavior.
- (uncountable) The granting of absolute authority to parents.
- (countable) A cliché used by parents with their children.
- (uncountable) Pathological or unhealthy parenting.
- (uncountable) Parental determinism; the belief that parenting is responsible for the character and behavior of the child.
verb
noun
- A parent company.
- A third person who has provided DNA samples in an IVF procedure in order to alter faulty genetic material.
- (physics) The nuclide that decays into a daughter nuclide.
- The source or origin of something.
- (computing) The object from which a child or derived object is descended; a node superior to another node.
- (often in the plural) A person who has had a baby; this person in relation to their child or children.
- A surrogate parent.
- (biology) An organism from which a plant or animal is immediately biologically descended.
- (often in the plural) A person who raises a child (which they have made, adopted, fostered, taken as their own, etc.).
- (attributive) Sponsor, supporter, owner, protector.
- a father or mother; one who begets or one who gives birth to or nurtures and raises a child; a relative who plays the role of guardian
- an organism (plant or animal) from which younger ones are obtained
noun
- (law) The act of a person admitting a child as their own.
- A reward or other expression or token of gratitude.
- A recognition as genuine or valid; an avowing or admission in legal form.
- The act of recognizing in a particular character or relationship; recognition of existence, authority, truth, or genuineness.
- (telecommunications, computing, networking) A response (ACK) sent by a receiver to indicate successful receipt of a transmission (See Wikipedia article on transmission).
- An expression of gratitude for a benefit or an obligation.
- (law) A formal statement or document recognizing the fulfillment or execution of a legal requirement or procedure.
- The act of acknowledging
- A message from the addressee informing the originator that the originator's communication has been received and understood.
- a statement acknowledging something or someone
- the state or quality of being recognized or acknowledged
- a short note recognizing a source of information or of a quoted passage
noun
- the responsibility of a guardian
- the act of keeping something safe; protection from harm, damage, loss, or theft
- the storage of assets in a protected area
- (US) not returning checks; a system wherein banks keep checks (cheques) that people write, rather than returning them to the account holder with their monthly statement.
- the responsibility of a guardian or keeper
noun
- the attitude (of a person or a government) that subordinates should be controlled in a fatherly way for their own good
- The treatment of people in a fatherly manner, especially by caring for them and sometimes being stern with them.
- The guiding of people in a manner that limits their autonomy in the name of their own well-being.
noun
- (when adopted by someone else) One's role or rightful place; stead or authority.
- The interest, benefit, or wellbeing of someone or something.
- as the agent of or on someone's part (usually expressed as ‘on behalf of’ rather than ‘in behalf of’)
- for someone's benefit (usually expressed as ‘in behalf’ rather than ‘on behalf’ and usually with a possessive)
verb
- bring up under fosterage; of children
- help develop, help grow
- promote the growth of
- (transitive) To nurture or bring up offspring, or to provide similar parental care to an unrelated child.
- (transitive) To nurse or cherish something.
- (transitive) To promote the development of something; to cultivate and grow a thing.
adj
noun
noun
- The act of instituting something.
- A long-established organization or type of organization, particularly one involved with education, public service, or charity work.
- (informal) A mental institution.
- Any facility where people (especially those who are mentally or physically disabled or sick, or who are prisoners) are committed (confined), where their freedom to leave is restricted.
- (Christianity) The act by which a bishop commits a cure of souls to a priest.
- The building or buildings which house such an organization.
- (informal) A person long established in a place, position, or field.
- A custom or practice of a society or community.
- (informal) Any long established and respected place or business.
- (informal) A correctional institution.
- an establishment consisting of a building or complex of buildings where an organization for the promotion of some cause is situated
- a custom that for a long time has been an important feature of some group or society
- a hospital for mentally incompetent or unbalanced person
- an organization founded and united for a specific purpose
- the act of starting something for the first time; introducing something new
noun
- The act of enjoining; the act of directing, commanding, or prohibiting.
- That which is enjoined; such as an order, mandate, decree, command, precept.
- (law) A writ or process, granted by a court of equity, and, in some cases, under statutes, by a court of law, whereby a party is required to do or to refrain from doing certain acts, according to the exigency of the writ.
- (law) a judicial remedy issued in order to prohibit a party from doing or continuing to do a certain activity
- a formal command or admonition
noun
- The act or process of acquiring.
- (computing) The process of sampling signals that measure real world physical conditions and converting these signals into digital numeric values that can be manipulated by a computer.
- The thing acquired or gained; a gain.
- something acquired
- the act of contracting or assuming or acquiring possession of something
- the cognitive process of acquiring skill or knowledge
- an ability that has been acquired by training
noun
- The act or process of declaring.
- A list of items for various legal purposes, e.g. customs declaration.
- (computing) The specification of an object, such as a variable or function, establishing its existence but not necessarily describing its contents.
- An emphatic or formal act of saying, telling or asserting something, by speech or writing; a decisive assertion or proclamation.
- (cricket) The act, by the captain of a batting side, of declaring an innings closed.
- (law) In common law, the formal document specifying plaintiff's cause of action, including the facts necessary to sustain a proper cause of action, and to advise the defendant of the grounds upon which he is being sued.
- a formal expression by a meeting; agreed to by a vote
- (contract bridge) the highest bid becomes the contract setting the number of tricks that the bidder must make
- a formal public statement
- (law) unsworn statement that can be admitted in evidence in a legal transaction
- a statement of taxable goods or of dutiable properties
- a statement that is emphatic and explicit (spoken or written)
noun
- The act or method of controlling or directing.
- Skillful guidance or management.
- (of a literary work) Plot.
- (Anglicanism, obsolete outside fixed titles) A priest hired to hold services without secure title; now a chaplain.
- Behaviour; the manner of behaving.
- (behavioral attributes) the way a person behaves toward other people
- manner of acting or controlling yourself
verb
- (transitive) To serve as a medium for conveying; to transmit (heat, light, electricity, etc.)
- (transitive) To lead; to direct; to be in charge of (people or tasks)
- (transitive, music) To direct, as the leader in the performance of a musical composition.
- (transitive, reflexive) To behave.
- (intransitive) To act as a conductor (as of heat, electricity, etc.); to carry.
- (transitive) To carry out (something organized)
- transmit or serve as the medium for transmission
- take somebody somewhere
- behave in a certain manner; show a certain behavior; conduct or comport oneself
- lead musicians in the performance of
- lead, as in the performance of a composition
- direct the course of; manage or control
noun
- Initialism of foster care.
- Initialism of football club (usually for association football (soccer)).
- (law) Initialism of family court.
- Initialism of facilitated communication.
- (video games) Initialism of full combo.
- Initialism of fire controlman.
- (banking) Initialism of finance charge.
- Initialism of franking credit, a type of tax credit.
- (Philippines, slang) Initialism of feeling close.
- (baseball) Initialism of fielder's choice.
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- Initialism of custodial parent.
- (virology) Initialism of capsid protein.
- (UK politics) Initialism of command paper.
- (4chan slang, humorous, euphemistic) Initialism of cheese pizza (“child pornography”).
- (law enforcement) Initialism of containment perimeter.
- (mathematics) Initialism of critical point.
- (British) Initialism of county primary or community primary (school).
- Initialism of cerebral palsy.
- (Philippines, text messaging) Initialism of cellphone.
- (computing) Initialism of codepage.
- (Internet, euphemistic) Initialism of child pornography.
- Initialism of corporal punishment.
- (origami) Initialism of crease pattern.
- (physics) Initialism of charge-parity.
- (physics) Initialism of center of pressure.
- (military) Initialism of command post.
- (education) Initialism of college prep; college preparatory.
- Initialism of cyberpunk.
- (Philippines, construction) Initialism of contract package.
- Initialism of civil parish (used on OS 1:25 000 scale Explorer maps).
- (linguistics) Initialism of complementizer phrase.
adj
name
noun
- Initialism of protective custody.
- Initialism of professional corporation.
- Initialism of privy council.
- Initialism of press conference.
- (computing) Initialism of program counter.
- (law enforcement) Initialism of police constable, a police rank used in Commonwealth countries.
- (organic chemistry) Initialism of polycarbonate.
- Initialism of political correctness.
- Initialism of Probate Court.
- (gambling) Abbreviation of percentage.
- Initialism of personal computer.
- (US) Initialism of probable cause.
- (anatomy) Initialism of posterior commissure.
- Initialism of patrol cutter.
- (organic chemistry) Abbreviation of propylene carbonate.
- (South Korean idol fandom) Initialism of photocard.
- Initialism of patrol, coastal, a coastal patrol boat.
- Initialism of photocopy.
- Initialism of progressive contextualization.
- (gaming) Initialism of player character.
- (film) Initialism of Production Code.
- (Canadian politics, by extension) A member of the Conservative Party of Canada.
- (UK, law enforcement) Initialism of previous conviction.
- Initialism of parsec.
- (anatomy) Initialism of pubococcygeus muscle.
- Initialism of patrol craft.
- Initialism of public convenience.
- Initialism of private chat.
- (bingo) forty-nine (an allusion to a cartoon character, Police Constable 49)
- Initialism of privy councillor and postnominal.
- Initialism of personnel carrier.
- A personal computer, especially one similar to an IBM PC that runs Microsoft Windows (or, originally, DOS), usually as opposed to (say) an Apple Mac.
- (medicine) Initialism of presenting complaint.
- a small digital computer based on a microprocessor and designed to be used by one person at a time
adj
name
- Initialism of Phrozen Crew.
- Initialism of Penn Central.
- (Canada, politics) Initialism of Progressive Canadian Party.
- (US) Initialism of Presbyterian Church.
- (US, navy) Initialism of Coastal Patrol.
- (UK politics) Initialism of Plaid Cymru.
- Initialism of Proto-Celtic.
- (Philippines, law enforcement, historical) Initialism of Philippine Constabulary.
verb
noun
name
noun
- The act of adopting.
- An admission to an institution, for example a hospital, clinic, mental asylum.
- The act of accepting and putting into effect or practice (a method, proposal, technique, etc.)
- The state of being adopted; the acceptance of a child of other parents as if they were one's own child.
- (computing) The transfer from an old system to another (usually better) system.
- (theology) An act of divine grace by which the redeemed in Christ are admitted to the privileges of the sons of God.
- The choosing and making that to be one's own which originally was not so; acceptance.
- (chess, slang) Ten consecutive wins against an opponent.
- the act of accepting with approval; favorable reception
- a legal proceeding that creates a parent-child relation between persons not related by blood; the adopted child is entitled to all privileges belonging to a natural child of the adoptive parents (including the right to inherit)
- the appropriation (of ideas or words etc.) from another source
noun
- (law) Initialism of parenting time.
- (US, military, aviation) Initialism of patrol trainer (“a trainer that is also a patrol aircraft”).
- Initialism of personal trainer.
- (medicine) Initialism of physical therapist.
- (medicine) Initialism of physical therapy.
- (US, military, nautical) Initialism of patrol torpedo.
- Initialism of public transport or public transit.
- (hematology) Initialism of prothrombin time.
- (slang) Initialism of prick tease.
- Initialism of physical training.
- (music) Initialism of passing tone.
adj
name
noun
- Initialism of adoption agency.
- Initialism of affirmative action.
- (pathology) Initialism of alopecia areata.
- (chemistry) Initialism of antioxidant activity.
- (chemistry) Initialism of atomic absorption.
- (insurance) Initialism of appointed actuary.
- Initialism of approximate absolute.
- (pathology) Initialism of aplastic anemia.
- Initialism of airman apprentice.
- (finance) Initialism of account aggregator.
- (politics) Initialism of Association Agreement: a treaty between the European Union, its member states and a non-EU country that creates a framework for cooperation between them.
- (organic chemistry, medicine) Initialism of amyloid A.
- (optics) Initialism of angular aperture.
- (psychology) Initialism of achievement age.
- (biochemistry, medicine) Initialism of antiandrogen.
- (pathology) Initialism of aortic aneurysm.
- Initialism of Asian American.
- (statistics) Initialism of arithmetic average.
- (organic chemistry) Initialism of ascorbic acid.
- (anatomy) Initialism of aortic arch.
- Initialism of athletic association.
- Initialism of African-American.
- (seduction community) Initialism of approach anxiety.
- (education) Initialism of Associate in Arts or Associate of Arts.
- (organic chemistry) Initialism of acetic acid.
- Initialism of air armament.
- (medicine) Initialism of arytenoid adduction.
- (organic chemistry) Initialism of amino acid.
- (organic chemistry) Initialism of acrylic acid.
- Initialism of appropriate authority.
- Initialism of acting appointment.
- (chemistry, engineering) Initialism of activated alumina.
- Initialism of aircraft artificer.
- (organic chemistry) Initialism of asymmetric aminohydroxylation.
- (medicine) Initialism of arterial aneurysm.
- (pathology) Initialism of acute appendicitis.
- (military) Initialism of avenue of approach.
- (UK, pensions) Initialism of annual allowance.
- Initialism of academic adviser.
- (military) Initialism of anti-aircraft.
- Initialism of absolute alcohol.
- (Hong Kong) Initialism of agent assistant; an assistant of a real estate agent.
- Initialism of associate administrator.
- (anatomy) Initialism of abdominal aorta.
- Initialism of armament artificer.
- (chiefly US, politics) Initialism of administrative assistant.
- An AA battery (energy-storage device).
- (organic chemistry) Initialism of arachidonic acid.
- Initialism of aircraft apprentice.
- (computer graphics) Initialism of antialiasing.
- (biochemistry) Initialism of adrenal androgen.
- (immunology) Initialism of anti-antibody.
- (gymnastics) Abbreviation of all-around.
- A member of Alcoholics Anonymous.
- Initialism of aviation annex.
- (finance) Initialism of against actual.
- (military) Initialism of assembly area.
- (broadcasting) Initialism of average audience.
- Initialism of assistant adjutant.
- (pathology) Initialism of anaplastic astrocytoma.
- (organic chemistry) Initialism of aminoacyl.
- (healthcare) Initialism of anesthesiologist assistant.
- Initialism of author's alteration.
- (medicine) Initialism of anastomotic aneurysm.
- (British English, law) Initialism of appropriate adult.
- (anatomy) Initialism of ascending aorta.
- Initialism of air attaché.
- (biochemistry) Initialism of acetaldehyde adduct.
- (aviation) Initialism of absolute altitude.
- (pathology) Initialism of allergic asthma.
- Initialism of Asian-African.
- (healthcare) Initialism of anesthesia assistant.
- an international organization that provides a support group for persons trying to overcome alcoholism
- an associate degree in arts
adj
name
- Initialism of Acta Astronautica: a scientific journal founded in 1955, covering fields related to the peaceful scientific exploration of space.
- Initialism of Air Almanac, a publication.
- Initialism of Anna's Archive.
- (UK, automotive) Initialism of The Automobile Association: a British motoring association founded in 1905.
- Initialism of The Aluminum Association: a trade association for the aluminum production, fabrication and recycling industries.
- Initialism of Arlington Annex.
- Initialism of Army Act.
- Initialism of Alcoholics Anonymous: a self-supporting organization of alcoholic people.
- Initialism of Alzheimer's Association: an American volunteer health organization focusing on care, support and research for Alzheimer's disease.
- (US, rail transport) Initialism of Ann Arbor Railroad.
- (aviation) Initialism of American Airlines: a major American airline headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas.
- (physics) Initialism of Antiproton Accumulator: an infrastructure connected to the Proton–Antiproton Collider at CERN.
- Initialism of Addicts Anonymous.
- (US, baseball) Double-A: the second-highest level of play in Minor League Baseball after Triple-A (AAA).
- Initialism of Al Ain.
- Initialism of American Anthropologist: the flagship journal of the American Anthropological Association, founded in 1888.
- (aviation) Initialism of Ansett Australia or Ansett Airways.
- Initialism of Academy Awards: a recognition of excellence in cinematic achievements, given annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
- (US, historical, baseball) Initialism of American Association: an American minor league baseball league from 1902 to 1962 and 1969 to 1997.
- (US, historical) Initialism of Amalgamated Association of Iron and Steel Workers.
- (stock ticker symbol) Abbreviation of Alcoa.
- (US, military) USPS military code of Armed Forces – Americas.
- (occult) Alternative form of A∴A∴.
- Initialism of Aluminum America, a corporation.
- (aviation) Initialism of Aerolíneas Argentinas.
verb
noun
- Initialism of child support.
- (baseball) Initialism of caught stealing (especially as a statistic).
- (nautical, telecommunications) Initialism of cable ship.
- (vulgar, slang) Initialism of cocksucker.
- (anatomy) Initialism of coronary sinus.
- (medicine) Initialism of Coma scale, often the Glasgow Coma Scale.
- (biology) Initialism of circumsporozoite.
- (education) Initialism of complementary studies.
- Initialism of controlled substance.
- Initialism of customer service.
- (wine) Initialism of Cabernet Sauvignon.
- (psychology) Initialism of conditioned stimulus.
- Initialism of computer science.
- Short for CS gas
- (telecommunications) Initialism of circuit-switched.
- (UK, law enforcement) Initialism of chief superintendent.
name
noun
- freeing someone from the control of another; especially a parent's relinquishing authority and control over a minor child
- The state of being thus set free; liberation (used, for example, of slaves from bondage, of a person from prejudices, of the mind from superstition, of a nation from tyranny or subjugation).
- The act of setting free from the power of another, as from slavery, subjection, dependence, or controlling influence.
noun
- The act by which one cradles a child etc.
- The act of using a cradle (the tool).
- (carpentry) The framework in arched or coved ceilings to which the laths are nailed.
- (coopering) The cutting of a cask into two pieces lengthwise, to enable it to pass a narrow place, the two parts being afterwards united and rehooped.
verb
noun
- (law) Child support.
- Money required or spent to provide for the needs of a person or a family.
- Actions performed to keep some machine or system functioning or in service.
- (law) A tort and (in some jurisdictions) an offence committed when a third party who does not have a bona fide interest in a lawsuit provides help or acquires an interest to a litigant's lawsuit.
- (law, UK) Alimony, a periodical payment or a lump sum made or ordered to be made to a spouse after a divorce.
- (biology) The natural process which keeps an organism alive.
- (software engineering, attributive) Software updates that fix bugs and improve stability rather than adding new features.
- (Philippines, medicine, colloquial) Ellipsis of maintenance medicine.
- means of maintenance of a family or group
- the unauthorized interference in a legal action by a person having no interest in it (as by helping one party with money or otherwise to continue the action) so as to obstruct justice or promote unnecessary litigation or unsettle the peace of the community
- activity involved in maintaining something in good working order
- the act of sustaining life by food or providing a means of subsistence
- court-ordered support paid by one spouse to another after they are separated
noun
- The act of fostering another's child as if it were one's own.
- The condition of being the foster child.
- The act of promoting or encouraging something.
- The act of caring for another human being or animal.
- encouragement; aiding the development of something
- helping someone grow up to be an accepted member of the community
noun
- the act of intervening (as to mediate a dispute, etc.)
- a prayer to God on behalf of another person
- A prayer to God on behalf of another person; especially, such a prayer offered by a heavenly saint on behalf of a mere mortal who has prayed to the saint for such help.
- The act of intervening or mediating between two parties.
noun
- the act of intervening (as to mediate a dispute, etc.)
- (law) a proceeding that permits a person to enter into a lawsuit already in progress; admission of person not an original party to the suit so that person can protect some right or interest that is allegedly affected by the proceedings
- the act or fact of interposing one thing between or among others
- a policy of intervening in the affairs of other countries
- care provided to improve a situation (especially medical procedures or applications that are intended to relieve illness or injury)
- (medicine) An action taken or procedure performed; an operation.
- (US, law) A legal motion through which a person or entity who has not been named as a party to a case seeks to have the court order that they be made a party.
- An orchestrated attempt to convince somebody with an addiction or other psychological problem to seek professional help and/or change their behavior.
- The action of intervening; interfering in some course of events.
noun
verb
- (transitive, British, slang) To make a public mockery of someone through insult or wit.
- (intransitive) To skid.
- (transitive, nautical) To rotate or turn something about its axis.
- simple past of slay
- (transitive) To insert extra ticks or skip some ticks of a clock to slowly correct its time.
- (transitive, rail transport) To move something (usually a railway line) sideways.
- (intransitive) To pivot.
- (transitive) To veer a vehicle.
- turn sharply; change direction abruptly
- move obliquely or sideways, usually in an uncontrolled manner
noun
- The assumption of a parental role in the context of a relationship other than the parent-child relationship.
- (uncountable) Discrimination against parents.
- (uncountable) The promotion of having children as a social ideal.
- (uncountable) Paternal or maternal feeling and behavior.
- (uncountable) The granting of absolute authority to parents.
- (countable) A cliché used by parents with their children.
- (uncountable) Pathological or unhealthy parenting.
- (uncountable) Parental determinism; the belief that parenting is responsible for the character and behavior of the child.
noun
- (law) The act of a person admitting a child as their own.
- A reward or other expression or token of gratitude.
- A recognition as genuine or valid; an avowing or admission in legal form.
- The act of recognizing in a particular character or relationship; recognition of existence, authority, truth, or genuineness.
- (telecommunications, computing, networking) A response (ACK) sent by a receiver to indicate successful receipt of a transmission (See Wikipedia article on transmission).
- An expression of gratitude for a benefit or an obligation.
- (law) A formal statement or document recognizing the fulfillment or execution of a legal requirement or procedure.
- The act of acknowledging
- A message from the addressee informing the originator that the originator's communication has been received and understood.
- a statement acknowledging something or someone
- the state or quality of being recognized or acknowledged
- a short note recognizing a source of information or of a quoted passage
noun
- the responsibility of a guardian
- the act of keeping something safe; protection from harm, damage, loss, or theft
- the storage of assets in a protected area
- (US) not returning checks; a system wherein banks keep checks (cheques) that people write, rather than returning them to the account holder with their monthly statement.
- the responsibility of a guardian or keeper
noun
- the attitude (of a person or a government) that subordinates should be controlled in a fatherly way for their own good
- The treatment of people in a fatherly manner, especially by caring for them and sometimes being stern with them.
- The guiding of people in a manner that limits their autonomy in the name of their own well-being.
noun
- (when adopted by someone else) One's role or rightful place; stead or authority.
- The interest, benefit, or wellbeing of someone or something.
- as the agent of or on someone's part (usually expressed as ‘on behalf of’ rather than ‘in behalf of’)
- for someone's benefit (usually expressed as ‘in behalf’ rather than ‘on behalf’ and usually with a possessive)
noun
- The act of instituting something.
- A long-established organization or type of organization, particularly one involved with education, public service, or charity work.
- (informal) A mental institution.
- Any facility where people (especially those who are mentally or physically disabled or sick, or who are prisoners) are committed (confined), where their freedom to leave is restricted.
- (Christianity) The act by which a bishop commits a cure of souls to a priest.
- The building or buildings which house such an organization.
- (informal) A person long established in a place, position, or field.
- A custom or practice of a society or community.
- (informal) Any long established and respected place or business.
- (informal) A correctional institution.
- an establishment consisting of a building or complex of buildings where an organization for the promotion of some cause is situated
- a custom that for a long time has been an important feature of some group or society
- a hospital for mentally incompetent or unbalanced person
- an organization founded and united for a specific purpose
- the act of starting something for the first time; introducing something new
noun
- The act of enjoining; the act of directing, commanding, or prohibiting.
- That which is enjoined; such as an order, mandate, decree, command, precept.
- (law) A writ or process, granted by a court of equity, and, in some cases, under statutes, by a court of law, whereby a party is required to do or to refrain from doing certain acts, according to the exigency of the writ.
- (law) a judicial remedy issued in order to prohibit a party from doing or continuing to do a certain activity
- a formal command or admonition
noun
- The act or process of acquiring.
- (computing) The process of sampling signals that measure real world physical conditions and converting these signals into digital numeric values that can be manipulated by a computer.
- The thing acquired or gained; a gain.
- something acquired
- the act of contracting or assuming or acquiring possession of something
- the cognitive process of acquiring skill or knowledge
- an ability that has been acquired by training
noun
- The act or process of declaring.
- A list of items for various legal purposes, e.g. customs declaration.
- (computing) The specification of an object, such as a variable or function, establishing its existence but not necessarily describing its contents.
- An emphatic or formal act of saying, telling or asserting something, by speech or writing; a decisive assertion or proclamation.
- (cricket) The act, by the captain of a batting side, of declaring an innings closed.
- (law) In common law, the formal document specifying plaintiff's cause of action, including the facts necessary to sustain a proper cause of action, and to advise the defendant of the grounds upon which he is being sued.
- a formal expression by a meeting; agreed to by a vote
- (contract bridge) the highest bid becomes the contract setting the number of tricks that the bidder must make
- a formal public statement
- (law) unsworn statement that can be admitted in evidence in a legal transaction
- a statement of taxable goods or of dutiable properties
- a statement that is emphatic and explicit (spoken or written)
noun
- The act or method of controlling or directing.
- Skillful guidance or management.
- (of a literary work) Plot.
- (Anglicanism, obsolete outside fixed titles) A priest hired to hold services without secure title; now a chaplain.
- Behaviour; the manner of behaving.
- (behavioral attributes) the way a person behaves toward other people
- manner of acting or controlling yourself
verb
- (transitive) To serve as a medium for conveying; to transmit (heat, light, electricity, etc.)
- (transitive) To lead; to direct; to be in charge of (people or tasks)
- (transitive, music) To direct, as the leader in the performance of a musical composition.
- (transitive, reflexive) To behave.
- (intransitive) To act as a conductor (as of heat, electricity, etc.); to carry.
- (transitive) To carry out (something organized)
- transmit or serve as the medium for transmission
- take somebody somewhere
- behave in a certain manner; show a certain behavior; conduct or comport oneself
- lead musicians in the performance of
- lead, as in the performance of a composition
- direct the course of; manage or control
noun
- Initialism of foster care.
- Initialism of football club (usually for association football (soccer)).
- (law) Initialism of family court.
- Initialism of facilitated communication.
- (video games) Initialism of full combo.
- Initialism of fire controlman.
- (banking) Initialism of finance charge.
- Initialism of franking credit, a type of tax credit.
- (Philippines, slang) Initialism of feeling close.
- (baseball) Initialism of fielder's choice.
name
verb
- (transitive, said of an illegitimate child) To fix the paternity of
- (intransitive, followed by "to" or "with") To attach (to) or unite (with); to receive into a society as a member, and initiate into its mysteries, plans, etc.
- (transitive) to bring or receive into close connection; to ally.
- (transitive) To connect in the way of descent; to trace origin to.
- (transitive) To adopt; to receive into a family as one's offspring
- keep company with; hang out with
- join in an affiliation
noun
- Someone or something, especially, a television station, that is associated with a larger, related organization, such as a television network; a member of a group of associated things.
- a subordinate or subsidiary associate; a person who is affiliated with another or with an organization
- a subsidiary or subordinate organization that is affiliated with another organization
verb
noun
- A parent company.
- A third person who has provided DNA samples in an IVF procedure in order to alter faulty genetic material.
- (physics) The nuclide that decays into a daughter nuclide.
- The source or origin of something.
- (computing) The object from which a child or derived object is descended; a node superior to another node.
- (often in the plural) A person who has had a baby; this person in relation to their child or children.
- A surrogate parent.
- (biology) An organism from which a plant or animal is immediately biologically descended.
- (often in the plural) A person who raises a child (which they have made, adopted, fostered, taken as their own, etc.).
- (attributive) Sponsor, supporter, owner, protector.
- a father or mother; one who begets or one who gives birth to or nurtures and raises a child; a relative who plays the role of guardian
- an organism (plant or animal) from which younger ones are obtained
verb
- bring up under fosterage; of children
- help develop, help grow
- promote the growth of
- (transitive) To nurture or bring up offspring, or to provide similar parental care to an unrelated child.
- (transitive) To nurse or cherish something.
- (transitive) To promote the development of something; to cultivate and grow a thing.