REARING

• (noun) helping someone grow up to be an accepted member of the community

  "they debated whether nature or nurture was more important"

  synonyms : breeding , bringing up , fosterage , fostering , nurture , raising , upbringing

• (noun) the properties acquired as a consequence of the way you were treated as a child

  synonyms : nurture , raising

  Her nurture had a large part in determining her intelligence. -added by naila_inlas

• (adj.) rearing on left hind leg with forelegs elevated and head usually in profile

  "a lion rampant"

  synonyms : rampant

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