anak pancingan

Indonesian

Etymology

Compound of anak +‎ pancingan.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈanak panˈt͡ʃɪŋan/

Noun

anak pancingan (plural anak-anak pancingan, first-person possessive anak pancinganku, second-person possessive anak pancinganmu, third-person possessive anak pancingannya)

1. adopted child by a married couple who do not have offspring in order to immediately have their own biological children.

Further reading

• “anak pancingan” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.