Gotcha Day
noun [ C ] US informal (also gotcha day) uk/ˈɡɒtʃ.ə ˌdeɪ/ us/ˈɡɑː.tʃə ˌdeɪ/
收养日（被领养的儿童到达领养家庭的日子）
the date on which a child joins a family by adoption
On March 11th we will finally have our "Gotcha Day" and Charlie will be ours forever. 3月11日，我们终将迎来“收养日”，查理将永远属于我们的家庭了。
We've decided he has two birthdays; there's the day he was born, September 27, and October 3, the day we call Gotcha Day.
收养日（被收养的宠物到达收养家庭的日子）
the date on which a rescue animal is given a new home as a pet
Many pet owners celebrate a Gotcha Day - the day they brought their pet home from the shelter. 许多宠物主人都会庆祝“收养日”，就是他们把宠物从收容所带回家的那一天。
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- Her book noted that the adoptive family is rarely present for the child's birth and recommended a celebration additional to the birthday celebration, that is, the "gotcha day."
- They take part in a custom called "Gotcha Day": every year, on the day their parents picked them up from the orphanage, the girls are treated to a party much like a birthday.
- Gotcha Day has many defenders, but arguments against include the opinion that it puts the focus on the adult’s experience of events and demeans that of the adoptee.
- Celebrating your pet’s Gotcha Day is just one of the many ways you can show them how much you love and care for them.