rearer
- noun
- /ˈrɪrər/
:
criado
- While both Snake genders hunted, the females' role as the species' primary child rearers narrowed their geographic roaming and made them the keepers of cattle.
Examples
-
"Mind you," I said to Mr. Mageye, "I am speaking of his adoptive parents who were rice farmers and rearers of cattle and horses."
Fiction book (1997) -
We ignore the qualities women bring to their roles as homemakers and child rearers at our peril.
-
Deacon was born in the Courantyne savannahs, where he was exposed as an infant and adopted by peasant farmers and rearers of cattle and horses.
Fiction book (1997) -
Once a man has a child, he is assumed responsible for life for the resources to bring the child up, but absolved of any direction of that child's upbringing—because his role is breadwinner, not child-rearer.
Blog text (29) -
As a dedicated child rearer, she spent her days teaching and nurturing her three children.
-
Many parents take on the role of rearers, ensuring their children grow up in a loving environment.
-
In animal husbandry, a good rearer is crucial for the healthy development of young livestock.
Synonyms
67
3.1
A person who keeps animals as a job so they have babies
15
3.7
A person who looks after and moves animals like sheep or cattle
A person who looks after young goats
A person who keeps and breeds animals like cows and sheep for meat or milk
A person who looks after farm animals like cows and sheep
A person who gives a temporary home to a child or animal
A person who feeds and looks after animals, for example in a shelter or zoo
Antonyms
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Rearer comes from the verb rear, which means 'to raise' or 'bring up'. So a rearer is someone who 'raises' children or young animals.