rearing

/'riəriɳ/

Thân thiện

A horse is rearing on its hind legs in a field.

Definition

1. Noun:

   • The process of raising and caring for a child or young animal: "rearing" refers to the act of bringing up offspring, including providing for their physical, emotional, and social development.
   • The act of breeding and raising animals or cultivating plants: "rearing" can also denote the agricultural practice of raising livestock or cultivating crops.

2. Adjective:

   • Rising up, especially on the hind legs: In heraldry and description of animals, "rearing" describes the posture of an animal, typically a horse or lion, standing upright on its hind legs with its forelegs raised.

Usage Examples

• Noun:

  • The book discusses different methods of child rearing. (The book discusses different methods of raising children.)
  • The farm specializes in the rearing of organic cattle. (The farm specializes in the raising of organic cattle.)

• Adjective:

  • The statue depicts a rearing horse. (The statue depicts a horse standing on its hind legs.)
  • A lion rampant is shown rearing on the coat of arms. (A heraldic lion in an aggressive posture is shown standing on its hind legs on the coat of arms.)

Advanced Usage

• "Nature versus nurture": This classic debate contrasts the influence of innate qualities ("nature") with the effects of upbringing and environment ("nurture," which includes rearing).

  • The psychologist's research focuses on the role of rearing in the nature versus nurture debate. (The psychologist's research focuses on the role of upbringing in the nature versus nurture debate.)

• "Rearing its head": An idiom meaning a problem or issue is appearing or becoming noticeable.

  • The old controversy is rearing its head again. (The old controversy is becoming an issue again.)

Variants and Related Words

• Rear (verb): To care for and educate (children) or to breed and raise (animals).

  • They reared three children in the countryside. (They raised three children in the countryside.)

• Upbringing (noun): The treatment and instruction received by a child during its youth (synonymous with the nurturing aspect of "rearing").

  • His strict upbringing shaped his character. (His strict rearing shaped his character.)

Synonyms

• Nurturing: The act of caring for and encouraging the growth or development of someone.
• Raising: Bringing up a child or animal.
• Breeding: The mating and production of offspring by animals.

Related Phrases

• Rearing up: The specific action of an animal rising on its hind legs.
  • The startled horse began rearing up. (The startled horse began to rise on its hind legs.)

Related Idioms

• "To rear a child": To bring up a child.

  • It takes a village to rear a child. (It takes a community to raise a child.)

• "Rare/Common as hens' teeth": While not directly containing "rearing," this idiom about rarity is sometimes associated with agricultural rearing contexts.

Học thuật

Adjective

1. rearing on left hind leg with forelegs elevated and head usually in profile
   • a lion rampant

Noun

1. helping someone grow up to be an accepted member of the community
   • they debated whether nature or nurture was more important
2. the properties acquired as a consequence of the way you were treated as a child

Từ đồng nghĩa

• rampant
• breeding
• bringing up
• fostering
• fosterage
• nurture
• raising
• upbringing