ambil-anak

Richard L. Warms (RW04@SWT.EDU)
Wed, 31 May 1995 16:32:14 -0600

Once again I'd greatly appreciate it if someone could help me with a
definition.

In a 1960 essay, Morton Fried writes:

"Where local land problems are not severe and where such breaches of the
residence pattern are yet uncommon, it is not unlikely that the aliens will be
accepted as de facto members of the community with the expectation that future
generations will revert to custom, the unorthodox switch of residence fading in
memory with the passage of time. Here we have a crude and informal
_ambil-anak_.

Could someone please define _ambil-anak_ for me?

Thanks much in advance,

Rich Warms