Dreaming of Adoption

adopted, adoption, adoptive parent, foster child · mixed

Adoption in a dream points to fortune from strangers, but an unhappy move.

What happens in the dream

  • You see your adopted child or parent: you build a fortune through the schemes of strangers
  • You or others adopt a child: an unfortunate change of home

How you felt

  • Tenderness: the dream may reflect a wish to welcome someone or be welcomed
  • Rootlessness: it may express questions about your place in a family

Ask yourself

  • Where do I truly feel I belong?
  • Whom would I like to welcome into my life?

See also Orphan · Child · Parents · Moving · Fortune

Source: G. H. Miller, Ten Thousand Dreams Interpreted, or What's in a Dream (1901). Also searched as: adoption, adoptive parent, foster child.

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