put up for adoption

Frequency: 6.87.2 per million words

To make a child or pet available to be legally taken in and raised by another family.

put up forOBJECT

Categories:

adoption

Examples (10)

  • They decided to put their baby up for adoption due to financial difficulties.
  • The struggling mother had no choice but to put her child up for adoption.
  • She was young and unmarried, so she chose to put the baby up for adoption.
  • After careful consideration, the couple decided to put their newborn up for adoption.
  • He was legally entitled to put his child up for adoption.
  • The agency helped her understand the process of putting a child up for adoption.
  • Many birth mothers choose to put their babies up for adoption when they feel they cannot provide adequate care.
  • The law allows parents to put a child up for adoption under certain circumstances.
  • She bravely decided to put her unwanted pregnancy up for adoption.
  • The historical context explains why people used to put children up for adoption more frequently.