rearing

/ɹˈɪɹɪŋ/ · 2 syllables

Meaning

noun

1. the properties acquired as a consequence of the way you were treated as a child
2. helping someone grow up to be an accepted member of the community
   “they debated whether nature or nurture was more important”

adjective

1. rearing on left hind leg with forelegs elevated and head usually in profile
   “a lion rampant”

Synonyms for rearing

• raising
• nurture
• breeding
• bringing up
• fostering
• fosterage
• upbringing
• rampant
• erect

Words that rhyme with rearing

• clearing
• engineering
• steering
• cheering
• electioneering
• appearing
• bioengineering
• disappearing
• domineering
• earring
• gearing
• interfering
• mountaineering
• persevering
• racketeering
• searing
• shearing
• sneering
• veering
• adhering
• auctioneering
• careering
• dearing
• deering
• dering
• fearing
• gering
• imagineering
• nearing
• oceaneering