Gotcha Day
noun[C]
USinformal(alsogotcha day)uk/ˈɡɒtʃ.ə ˌdeɪ/us/ˈɡɑː.tʃə ˌdeɪ/thedateon which achildjoinsafamilybyadoption:
OnMarch11th we willfinallyhaveour"GotchaDay" and Charlie will be oursforever.
We'vedecidedhe has twobirthdays; there's thedayhe wasborn,September27, andOctober3, thedaywecallGotchaDay.
thedateon which arescueanimalis given a newhomeas apet:
Manypetownerscelebratea GotchaDay- thedaytheybroughttheirpethomefrom theshelter.
- Herbooknotedthat theadoptivefamilyisrarelypresentfor the child'sbirthandrecommendedacelebrationadditionalto thebirthdaycelebration, that is, the "gotchaday."
- They takepartin acustomcalled "GotchaDay": everyyear, on thedaytheirparentspickedthem up from theorphanage, thegirlsaretreatedto apartymuch like abirthday.
- GotchaDayhas manydefenders, butargumentsagainstincludetheopinionthat it puts thefocuson the adult’sexperienceofeventsanddemeansthat of the adoptee.
- Celebratingyourpet’s GotchaDayis just one of the manywaysyou can show them how much youloveandcarefor them.
Birthdays & anniversaries
- anniversary
- bicentenary
- birthday
- birthday card
- birthday party
- centenary
- diamond jubilee
- diamond wedding anniversary
- earthstrong
- golden jubilee
- jubilee
- landmark birthday
- milestone birthday
- name day
- ruby wedding anniversary
- silver jubilee
- silver wedding anniversary
- tercentenary