Definition of rearing - WordReference.com Dictionary

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rearing
A	noun
	1	breeding, bringing up, fostering, fosterage, nurture, raising, rearing, upbringing
			raising someone to be an accepted member of the community; "they debated whether nature or nurture was more important"
		Category Tree: act; human action; human activity ╚group action ╚social control ╚socialization; socialisation; acculturation; enculturation ╚breeding, bringing up, fostering, fosterage, nurture, raising, rearing, upbringing
	2	raising, rearing, nurture
			the properties acquired as a consequence of the way you were treated as a child
		Category Tree: abstraction ╚attribute ╚inheritance; heritage ╚upbringing ╚raising, rearing, nurture
B	adjective
	1	rampant(ip), rearing
			rearing on left hind leg with forelegs elevated and head usually in profile; "a lion rampant"

animal rearing premises
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