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Rearing

🔄 Synonyms of "Rearing"

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WordDefinition
nurtureverbThe act or process of encouraging the growth or development of something.
nurturingRefers to being caring; something which nurtures.
erectverbUpright; vertical or reaching broadly upwards.
uprightverbVertical; erect.
rampantUnrestrained or unchecked, usually in a negative manner.
fosteringnounencouragement; aiding the development of something
fosteragenounThe act of fostering another's child as if it were one's own.
verticalnounStanding, pointing, or moving straight up or down; parallel to the local direction of gravity; along the direction of a plumb line; perpendicular to something horizontal.
raisingnounNurturing; cultivation; providing sustenance and protection for a living thing from conception to maturity.
upbringingnounThe raising or training of a child.
bringing upnounraising someone to be an accepted member of the community
breedingnounPropagation of offspring through sexual reproduction.

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WordDefinition
upbringingnounThe raising or training of a child.
fosteringnounencouragement; aiding the development of something
fosteragenounThe act of fostering another's child as if it were one's own.
erectverbUpright; vertical or reaching broadly upwards.
uprightverbVertical; erect.
nurtureverbThe act or process of encouraging the growth or development of something.
raisingnounNurturing; cultivation; providing sustenance and protection for a living thing from conception to maturity.
breedingnounPropagation of offspring through sexual reproduction.
verticalnounStanding, pointing, or moving straight up or down; parallel to the local direction of gravity; along the direction of a plumb line; perpendicular to something horizontal.
rampantUnrestrained or unchecked, usually in a negative manner.
bringing upnounraising someone to be an accepted member of the community
nurturingRefers to being caring; something which nurtures.
parentingnounThe process of raising and educating a child from birth until adulthood.
childrearingnounThe raising of children; parenting.
maternitynounThe state of being a mother; motherhood.
nurserynoun(countable) A place where nursing (“breastfeeding”) or the raising of children is carried on.
culturenounThe arts, customs, lifestyles, background, and habits that characterize humankind, or a particular society or nation.
creationnoun(uncountable) The act of creating something.
exploitationnounThe improper use of something for selfish purposes.
creatingnouncreation

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