Adopter

n.	1.	One who adopts.
	2.	(Chem.) A receiver, with two necks, opposite to each other, one of which admits the neck of a retort, and the other is joined to another receiver. It is used in distillations, to give more space to elastic vapors, to increase the length of the neck of a retort, or to unite two vessels whose openings have different diameters.

Noun

1.

adopter - a person who adopts a child of other parents as his or her own child Synonyms: adoptive parent

adopt, adoptive parent, parent, take in