Politically Correct Adoption Language, Page 3
Part 3: Talk the TalkIn order to be PC... according to several sources, this is the way we'll be talking as we go forward:
| Old/Recent | The Latest PC Language |
| Adoptable child Available child Waiting child Child available for adoption Hard-to-place child | Adoption available for child Child in need of a family |
| Adoptee | Adopted person Person who was adopted Exlegitimate Relinquishee |
| Adoption Triad Adoption Triangle | Adoption circle Adoption constellation Adoption community |
| Adoptive parent | Parent Adopter (common outside US) |
| Birth mother Real mother | Biological mother First mother Life mother Natural mother (outside the US) |
| Birth father Sperm donor Begettor Real father | Biological father First father Natural father (outside the US) |
| Birth relative Blood relative | Genetic relative |
| Can't have children | Cannot conceive Cannot carry pregnancy |
| Child taken away | Court termination of parental rights |
| Closed adoption | Confidential adoption Traditional adoption (?) |
| Foreign adoption Alien adoption International adoption | Intercountry adoption |
| Foreign child Alien child | Child from abroad |
| Foster care | Interim care |
| Give up/away Adopt out Place for adoption | Make an adoption plan Choose adoption Voluntary surrender (legal) |
| Handicapped child Disabled child | Child with special needs |
| Homestudy | Parent preparation process Preadoptive counseling |
| Illegitimate | Born to unmarried parents Born outside of marriage Exlegitimate |
| Mixed race | Interracial |
| Is adopted | Was adopted |
| Keep | Parent |
| Legal surrender papers | Agreement to Adoption |
| Real child Own child | Birth child |
| Relinquish Surrender Release | Choose adoption for the child |
| Reunion | Meeting between first/life parent and adult adopted person |
| Reunite | Make contact with Meet |
| Track down Search | Try to locate |
| Unwanted child Child placed for adoption | Child placed in adoption |
| Unwanted pregnancy | Unplanned pregnancy |
Can we talk? Come try it out at the forums and tell us if these are your choices. And how will all this work out when we try to incorporate it into existing Adoption Lingo?
© Nancy S Ashe
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