adoptable

US: (ə dop′tə bəl)

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025

a•dopt•a•ble  (ə dop′tə bəl), adj. 

1. capable of being adopted;
   suitable or eligible for adoption:
   an adoptable child; a resolution found to be adoptable.

n. 

2. a child who is considered suitable for adoption:
   fewer adoptables than in previous years.

• adopt + -able 1835–45

a•dopt′a•bil′i•ty, n.