Adoption Abbreviations and Acronyms This section will give an explanation of some of the terms used that people who are beginning their search may find when registering on a registry or talking on a mailing list or bulletin board. ABC - amended birth certificate. This is the birth certificate that is issued by the state after the adoption is finalized. Adad - adoptive dad Amom - adoptive mom Aname - the adopted name that adopted parents gave to their children when they adopted them Aparents - adopted parents Asib - adoptive sibling Bdad - birthfather Bdau - birthdaughter Bfam - birthfamily BMA - black market adoption Bmom - birthmom BN - Bastard Nation. Large Adoptees Rights advocate group Bname - the name that a child recieves at birth from their birthparents. Many times birthparents were discouraged from giving their child a name and then on the birth certificate the name would show as Baby Girl or Baby Boy. Bparents - birth parents Bsib - birth sibling Bson - birthson Brel - birth relative CC - Catholic Charities--an agency that handled many adoption CHS - Childrens Home Society CI - Confidential Intermediary COB - City of birth CW - Case Worker DC - Death Certificate DOB - Date of Birth DMV - Department of Motor Vehicles DSS - Department of Social Services DVS - Department Of Vital Statistics FCH - Florence Crittendon Home--where many birthmoms stayed while pregnant Finalization date - the date of the adoption proceedings which usually changes the child's name and the adopted parents can finally say that the child is theirs. ID Info - Identifying Information. This is information that when you have it could enable adopted people to contact their family of origin. This usually consists of the names and addresses of te biological parents and siblings, if any, of the child before placement, at the time that the parental rights were terminated. ISRR - International Soundex Reunion Registry KC - Kept Child KD - Kept Daughter KS - Kept Son LBC - Long Form Birth Certificate LDA - Late Discovery Adoptee - an adoptee who has discovered his adopted status Non-id - non-identification or non-identifying info. This is data that would not allow the adopted person to locate the biological parents. This type of information may include the sate, time, and plce of birth; the medical history of the adopted person; the biological parents' ethnicity, occupation, religious background, medical record, educational level, the method that the parental rights were terminated: voluntary or court-ordered. You will find that different locations, states or even counties each have their own definition of non-identifying information. Obit - Obituary announcement in newspaper OLV - Our Lady of Victory-well known adoption agency/home in Lackawanna, NY PA - Private Adoption PI - Private Investigator POB - Place of Birth Relinquishment date - the date where the birth parents decided to sign a legal paper giving up their rights to the child. SSDI - Social Security Death Index SOB - State of birth triad - An adoptee, birthparent or adoptive parent VS - Vital Statistics Back to the SOAR Handbook Index