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rear¹

(rîr)

1. A hind part.

2. The point or area farthest from the front:the rear of the hall.

3. The part of a military deployment usually farthest from the fighting front.

4.Informal The buttocks.

adj.

Of, at, or located in the rear.

[Middle Englishrere,rear of an army, short forrerewarde,rear guard; see rearward².]

rear²

(rîr)

v.reared,rear·ing,rears

v.tr.

1. To care for (children or a child) during the early stages of life; bring up. See Usage Note at raise.

2. To tend (growing plants or animals).

3. To build; erect.

4.Archaic To lift upright; raise.

v.intr.

1. To rise on the hind legs, as a horse.

2. To rise high in the air; tower.

[Middle Englishreren,to raise, from Old Englishrǣran; seeer- inIndo-European roots.]

rear′er n.

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Noun	1.	rearing - the properties acquired as a consequence of the way you were treated as a child nurture,raising upbringing - properties acquired during a person's formative years
	2.	rearing - helping someone grow up to be an accepted member of the community; "they debated whether nature or nurture was more important" bringing up,fosterage,fostering,nurture,upbringing,breeding,raising acculturation,enculturation,socialisation,socialization - the adoption of the behavior patterns of the surrounding culture; "the socialization of children to the norms of their culture"
Adj.	1.	rearing - rearing on left hind leg with forelegs elevated and head usually in profile; "a lion rampant" rampant heraldry - the study and classification of armorial bearings and the tracing of genealogies erect,upright,vertical - upright in position or posture; "an erect stature"; "erect flower stalks"; "for a dog, an erect tail indicates aggression"; "a column still vertical amid the ruins"; "he sat bolt upright"