rear
verb [T] (CARE FOR) /rɪər/
/rɪr/ Definition
C1 to care for young animals or children until they are able to care for themselves: Some women make a deliberate choice to rear a child alone. He describes how these birds rear their young. → See also child-rearingParenting and caring for childrenAnimal farming - general words
(Definition of rear verb (CARE FOR) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- adopt verb (TAKE CHILD)
- adopted adjective (CHILD)
- adoption noun (TAKING CHILD)
- adoptive adjective
- au pair noun
- child-rearing noun
- childless adjective
- childminder noun
- counsellor noun
- custody noun (CARE)
- farm sb out phrasal verb
- nurse noun
- nurse verb (TAKE CARE OF)
- nurture noun
- one-parent family noun
- open adoption noun
- orphan verb
- orphanage noun
- pediatrician noun
- wean verb
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