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- verb Present participle of
rear . - noun Act of raising young.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun the properties acquired as a consequence of the way you were treated as a child
- adjective rearing on left hind leg with forelegs elevated and head usually in profile
- noun helping someone grow up to be an accepted member of the community
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Examples
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And certainly the things we do in rearing our children provides another form of leisure activity.
Good ways in which to spend free time Jonathan Aquino 2009
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And certainly the things we do in rearing our children provides another form of leisure activity.
Archive 2009-07-01 Jonathan Aquino 2009
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Enough already, who cares about this moron, she is an idiot, who by the way could not see Putin rearing his head or Russia from her house.
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Obama is emphasizing the role of parents in rearing their children, and he has done this before.
Obama at the N.A.A.C.P. Convention - The Caucus Blog - NYTimes.com 2008
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Child rearing is growth and change in action, and every part of it is a stage waiting to pass.
Ages and Stages 2008
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Child rearing is growth and change in action, and every part of it is a stage waiting to pass.
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The extent to which child rearing is truly a partnership is really a matter of common ground and open communication between the partners.
Leaks, the Pipeline, and Me Candid Engineer 2008
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- Girls want a care taking man to look after the offspring as the time taken for child rearing is long and it is hard for most women to be financially independent for that long.
The Economics of Sugar Daddying - Freakonomics Blog - NYTimes.com 2007
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If technology in child-rearing is the first choice, reproducing should be the last choice.
Why is my baby crying?! Try this new gadget | Sync Blog 2007
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I can believe some folks have a hatred for parents who demand that the rest of society helps them in rearing their children.
Boing Boing 2007
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