rearing
Meanings
Plural: rearings
Noun
- the properties acquired as a consequence of the way you were treated as a child
- helping someone grow up to be an accepted member of the community
- Act of raising young.
Verb
- stand up on the hind legs, of quadrupeds
- bring up
- rise up
- cause to rise up
- construct, build, or erect
- present participle and gerund of rear
Adjective Satellite
- rearing on left hind leg with forelegs elevated and head usually in profile
Origin / Etymology
From Middle English rerynge (“raising”).
Synonyms
breeding, bring up, bringing up, erect, fosterage, fostering, lift, nurture, parent, put up, raise, raising, rampant, rear, rise, rise up, set up, upbringing
Antonyms
Scrabble Score: 8
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