to rear
- verb
- /rɪr/
- I made many mistakes trying to rear Giles.
- rear children
- rear young
- rear pups
I made many mistakes trying to rear Giles.
- I made many mistakes trying to rear Giles.
- And now they're reared in, you know, like an insane degree of privilege.
- You are an absolute expert in rearing children.
- And there was a landmark study called the Minnesota Study of Twins Reared Apart, which is abbreviated MISTRA.
- And this is the removal of young of eggs or young hen Harriers from grouse Moors where they they're reared elsewhere and released elsewhere.
- So you'll get babies essentially are betrothed and they'll bring the the the future bride baby in and be Co reared with the her future husband.
Examples
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She worked hard to rear her children with love and care.
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Well, you have to pay what it costs to feed the worker, to clothe the worker, to rear his or her children.
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I'm gonna be there to rear your child.
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The girls of the new Germany are proud to rear their children for Hitler.
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Do you think you will know how to rear God's Son to be king over Israel?
Fiction book (2001) -
Well, Mrs. Irwin, I can see that your child is going to be reared with a healthy respect for the arts.
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The novelist hoped that generations of Russian children would be reared on these books.
Academic text (1991) -
Soviet children were reared to honor Lenin and have faith in Communist ideology.
Fiction book (2001) -
Both of Gus and Daisy's children were born, reared, and educated in Nashville.
Academic text (2013) -
Many parents strive to rear their kids in a supportive environment.
Synonyms
To care for and help a child, animal, or plant grow
To care for and encourage someone or something to grow
Care for and teach a child until they become an adult
To raise and care for a child until they become an adult
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Phrasal Verbs
Compounds
- Specialized
A senior navy officer who commands a group of ships and ranks above a captain
How Caring
Surface Forms
Etymology
The verb rear meaning 'to care for and raise' children comes from the same root as the verb raise, so to rear a child is to 'raise' them as they grow up.