Home › Words › A › adoptaversaryadoptaversaryadoptaversary · noun — the anniversary of an adopted child’s or pet’s adoption day.Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, adoptaversary ranks #23,775 of 43,271 for Qualifying.EtymologyBlend of adopt + -a- + anniversary.nounThe anniversary of an adopted child’s or pet’s adoption day.e.g.“A national PetSmart survey indicates 53 percent of pet owners celebrate their pet’s birthday or “adoptaversary.”” — 2009 April 12, “Animal Crazy: All atwitter: Pets pick up online fans, raise money to rescue others”, in Orlando Sentinel, Orlando, Fla., →ISSN, page J2, column 4:Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.dateaversary 68% match — The anniversary of a couple’s first date; dating anniversary. vs adoptaversary →birthaversary 67% match — The combined celebration of one's birthday and one's anniversary, especially when the two individual events are near each other in date. vs adoptaversary →meetaversary 63% match — The anniversary of a couple’s first meeting. vs adoptaversary →adoptee 60% match — An adopted son or daughter. vs adoptaversary →adoptious 58% match — Adopted. vs adoptaversary →adoptance 58% match — adoption vs adoptaversary →adoptedly 56% match — By adoption. vs adoptaversary →adoption 56% match — The act of adopting. vs adoptaversary →