Meaning

1 senses
  1. Act of raising young.

    We studied blowfly rearings in various environmental conditions.

More definitions
  • 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

Origin

From Middle English rerynge (“raising”).

From Middle English rerynge (“raising”).

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Forms

plural: rearings
Singularrearing
Pluralrearings

regular

Synonyms

7 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

2 related words
Relatedrear

See also

neighbours in the dictionary

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