Antonyms for rearing


Grammar : Verb
Spell : reer
Phonetic Transcription : rɪər


Definition of rearing

Origin :
  • c.1300, from Old French rere (see rear (n.)).
  • verb raise young
  • verb lift, rise
  • verb build
Example sentences :
  • Was there any difference in our rearing, in our daily life until--until you left us?
  • Extract from : « In the Valley » by Harold Frederic
  • In the rearing of poultry, care should be taken to choose a fine large breed, or the ends of good management may be defeated.
  • Extract from : « The Cook and Housekeeper's Complete and Universal Dictionary; Including a System of Modern Cookery, in all Its Various Branches, » by Mary Eaton
  • There was the circular landing-grid, rearing skyward for nearly a mile.
  • Extract from : « Pariah Planet » by Murray Leinster
  • He judged the young man to be a product of rearing and environment.
  • Extract from : « Cap'n Warren's Wards » by Joseph C. Lincoln
  • I have been your tutor, and your rearing has been my charge.
  • Extract from : « The Strolling Saint » by Raphael Sabatini
  • You heard him plead, in extenuation of his fault, his mode of life, his rearing.
  • Extract from : « Scaramouche » by Rafael Sabatini
  • Kweek's first experience in rearing a family ended disastrously.
  • Extract from : « Creatures of the Night » by Alfred W. Rees
  • The rearing of poultry is one of the things which I do in order to benefit my country.
  • Extract from : « The Red Hand of Ulster » by George A. Birmingham
  • Oh, how much care and intelligence are necessary in the rearing of children!
  • Extract from : « The Wedding Ring » by T. De Witt Talmage
  • He did not believe in barracks and towns for the rearing of anything so fresh and tender.
  • Extract from : « Mary Gray » by Katharine Tynan

Synonyms for rearing

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