Grief

Grief: A deep feeling of emotional loss. In the context of adoption, grief may be experienced by any or all of the members of the adoption triad at any time in their lives and to varying degrees, as well as by individuals who are collaterally involved in the adoption process, including siblings, spouses, after-born children, foster parents and other caregivers or related individuals.

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The definition of this term has been taken from the "Adoption Glossary," which contains definitions of a wide variety of words that relate to adoption and infertility. The entire Adoption Glossary is located at http://glossary.adoption.com.

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