Meanings
- gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of rear
plural rearings
- Act of raising young.
We studied blowfly rearings in various environmental conditions.
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In queening his apiary, he aims to keep about half of the queens of the current season's rearing, and the other of the summer preceding.
1896, The Progressive Bee-keeper, page 320
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiverearing on left hind leg with forelegs elevated and head usually in profile
nounthe properties acquired as a consequence of the way you were treated as a child
nounhelping someone grow up to be an accepted member of the community
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Middle Englishrerynge“raising”
- Englishrearing
From Middle English rerynge (“raising”).
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Ancient Greek τροφή
- τροφή (trophḗ)act of raising young
Polish wychowywanie
- wychowywanieact of raising young
Swahili malezi
- maleziact of raising young
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Cite this entry
rearing. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rearing
“rearing.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rearing. Accessed November 2, 2026.
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