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rearing

Divide rearing into syllables:

rear · ing

How to pronounce rearing:

Synonyms for rearing:

acculturation
back
back end
back part
breeding
bringing up
enculturation
fatherhood
fathering
fosterage
fostering
maternity
motherhood
mothering
nurture
parenthood
parenting
paternity
raising
rear part
socialisation
stern
upbringing

Antonyms for rearing:

abandoning
casting aside
casting off
ceding
cutting loose
deserting
ditching
dropping
dumping
forsaking
giving up
ignoring
leaving
leaving behind
leaving stranded
letting go of
marooning
neglecting
orphaning
relinquishing
stranding
surrendering
walking out on

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