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to rear

to rear

20 3.4
To care for a child until they become an adult
  • verb
  • /rɪr/
: criar
  • I made many mistakes trying to rear Giles.
  • rear children
  • rear young
  • rear pups

I made many mistakes trying to rear Giles.

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Examples

  • She worked hard to rear her children with love and care.

  • Well, you have to pay what it costs to feed the worker, to clothe the worker, to rear his or her children.

  • I'm gonna be there to rear your child.

    Knocked Up (2007)

  • The girls of the new Germany are proud to rear their children for Hitler.

    Hitler's Children (1943)

  • 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.

    The Cobweb (1955)

  • 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 raise
vsto rear
∞ 1.4

To care for and help a child, animal, or plant grow

is specific to caring for a child until fully grown
to nurture
vsto rear
152 3.5

To care for and encourage someone or something to grow

is centered on caring for a child until they are fully grown
to bring up
vsto rear
142 2.5

Care for and teach a child until they become an adult

is about caring for growth rather than teaching
to parent
vsto rear
37 2.0

To raise and care for a child until they become an adult

is the same meaning but expressed by a different verb

Antonyms

to abandon
607 3.1

Leave someone or something behind permanently and without care

Phrasal Verbs

to rear-end
16 4.7

To crash into the back of another car

to bring up the rear
8 4.6

To be the last person or thing in a group that is moving

to rear back
  • Informal
5 7.4

Move back suddenly in anger or protest

to rear back
7.5

Rise up on the hind legs, lifting the front of the body

Compounds

rear end
  • Informal
31 2.0

The soft part of the body you sit on

rear-view mirror
21 2.5

A small mirror inside a car that shows the area behind the driver

rear admiral
  • Specialized
13 6.1

A senior navy officer who commands a group of ships and ranks above a captain

rear window
12 2.5

A back window of a car that lets the driver and passengers see behind

rear light
  • UK
1 2.1

A red light at the back of a car that shows where it is

rear gunner
  • Specialized
1 8.3

A crew member who operates a gun at the back of a military plane

rear lamp
  • UK
1 2.7

A red light at the back of a car that helps other drivers see it

How Caring

nurture
21 3.5
to rear
20 3.4
to look after
455 1.1
neglect
94 3.5

Surface Forms

rear infinitive
reared past
reared past participle
rearing present participle
rears third person singular

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.