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noun, masculine

ahijamiento

/aixaˈmjento/

noun, masculine/aixaˈmjento/plural: ahijamientos

adoption, adopting, fostering (especially the adoption or fostering of a child who is related by blood); tillering

Synonyms: prohijamiento

Etymology tree Spanish ahijar Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥tom Proto-Italic *-mentom Late Latin -mentum Old Spanish -miento Spanish -miento Spanish ahijamiento From ahijar + -miento.