► 名詞養子 [ようし]
meaning: child rank: 3☆
彼は三
才の
時に養子に
取られた ⇨ He was adopted when he was three
(☛ An adopted child)More examples:- 彼女は子供を泣く泣く養子に出した ⇨ She very reluctantly gave up her baby for adoption
- 彼等は養子縁組した ⇨ They officially become an adopter and adoptee
- 彼女は実子と養子を分け隔て無く育てている ⇨ She is raising her own children and adopted children without differentiating them, treating them equally