rear
To bring up to maturity, as offspring; to educate; to instruct; to foster.
Other meanings
To breed and raise.
To rise up on the hind legs.
Synonyms
- rise up
Word history
From Old English "rǣran".
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “rear” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.