Definitions for rearing

Definitions for (noun) rearing

Main entry: nurture, breeding, bringing up, raising, rearing, fosterage, fostering, upbringing

Definition: helping someone grow up to be an accepted member of the community

Usage: they debated whether nature or nurture was more important


Main entry: raising, rearing, nurture

Definition: the properties acquired as a consequence of the way you were treated as a child


Definitions for (adj) rearing

Main entry: rampant, rearing

Definition: rearing on left hind leg with forelegs elevated and head usually in profile

Usage: a lion rampant


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