Answer:

adoption

Answer	Crossword Clue
ADOPTION	Child fostering
ADOPTION	Rosie's pet cause
ADOPTION	Enactment, as of a law

ADOPTION	Bide-a-Wee event
ADOPTION	Taking as one's own
ADOPTION	Animal shelter transaction
ADOPTION	Acceptance of a plan.
ADOPTION	Acceptance.
ADOPTION	Espousal
ADOPTION	Alternative to pregnancy
ADOPTION	Pet subject

ADOPTION	Family enlarger

Crossword

a puzzle consisting of a grid of squares and blanks into which words crossing vertically and horizontally are written according to clues.