REARING as NOUN

  1. Meaning
    • raising someone to be an accepted member of the community
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • they debated whether nature or nurture was more important
    Hypernyms(s) rearing is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Derived(s)
  2. Meaning
    • the properties acquired as a consequence of the way you were treated as a child
    Synonym(s) Hypernyms(s) rearing is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Derived(s)

REARING as ADJECTIVE

  1. Meaning
    • rearing on left hind leg with forelegs elevated and head usually in profile
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • a lion rampant
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