OMG I'm happy to talk about this. I'm not really an expert, but I started from where you are, many years ago.
Get mirrorless or DSLR. The former is smaller. The latter is maybe easier to find, and possibly has more options available (depending on the brand, etc.). I shot Canon DSLR for many years--an EOS Rebel. The EOS system for Canon is a bunch of interchangeable stuff, and there is a lot of it.
About 2 years ago I switched to mirrorless (for the slightly smaller size, largely) and concluded that Canon didn't do great at that format (from reviews, etc.). I switched brands to Fujifilm. I lost a lot of money and time accumulated in Canon lenses and accessories over 30 years. My kid uses my old Canon from time to time.
[Edit: Thinking about it, it's more accurate to say I failed to get some extra use/time out of my Canon equipment; I didn't really lose anything, because I got many years of enjoyment from that equipment; I got what I paid for and more]
Me, I want a system that gives me lots of options, and a company that will be around a while. Fujifilm, Canon, Nikon, and a couple of others are in that category. There are lens adapters, as you mention, that allow you to use one camera's lenses on another camera (though often with loss of functionality).
Some of the "kit" lenses don't take great pictures. Online reviews can be really helpful. I can't always put a finger on why, but the photos I take with a manual-focus Tokina (I think) lens just pop and zing much more than those with the kit lens or even a much better one on my newer camera.
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