Definitions for rearing
rear·ing

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:3.5 / 6 votes

1. raising, rearing, nurturenoun

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

2. breeding, bringing up, fostering, fosterage, nurture, raising, rearing, upbringingadjective

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

   "they debated whether nature or nurture was more important"

3. rampant(ip), rearingadjective

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

   "a lion rampant"

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. rearing

   Rearing generally refers to the process of raising, caring for, directing, or educating individuals or animals to maturity. It involves a combination of efforts, methods, and strategies used to guide growth, behavior and development. The term is often used in both human upbringing and animal farming contexts.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:3.0 / 5 votes

1. Rearing

   of Rear

Dictionary of Nautical TermsRate this definition:3.9 / 8 votes

1. rearing

   The upper-works tumbling home, or being wall-sided.

Matched Categories

1. • Heraldry
   • Upbringing

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Anagrams for rearing »

1. angrier

2. earring

3. grainer

4. rangier

How to pronounce rearing?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say rearing in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of rearing in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of rearing in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of rearing in a Sentence

1. Craig Garfield:

   We now realize the transition to fatherhood is an important developmental life stage for men’s health, it’s a magical moment where so many things change in a man’s life. Now the medical field needs to think about how can we help these men of child-rearing age who often don’t come to the doctor’s office for themselves.

2. Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje:

   Perhaps this can provide a healing in some sense but ultimately a re-evaluation of our child-rearing processes, i'm hoping that it will create a dialogue and a collective therapy for those that are still suffering, and a healing because many of the Nigerian farmers don't actually go back for the children that were fostered.

3. Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy:

   I looked on child rearing not only as a work of love and duty but as a profession that was fully as interesting and challenging as any honorable profession in the world and one that demanded the best that I could bring to it.

4. Alexander Meitiv:

   We feel we're being bullied into a point of view about child-rearing that we strongly disagree with.

5. Andre Bakhos:

   Traders are looking for some stability coming off of the sharp decline yesterday, (They are) looking for a little more visibility coming from the trade front with China even as concern over inflation keeps rearing its head.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=rearing
2. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
3. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rearing
4. ^ Dictionary of Nautical Terms
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/26000/pg26000-images.html#:~:text=rearing
5. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=rearing