Definitions
located in or toward the back or rear
Word origin
From Middle English reren (“to raise”), from Old English rǣran (“to raise, set upright, promote, exalt, begin, create, give rise to, excite, rouse, arouse, stir up”), from Proto-West Germanic *raiʀijan, from Proto-Germanic *raizijaną, *raisijaną (“to cause to rise, raise”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁rey- (“to lift oneself, rise”).
Used in a sentence
“He wants a father to protect his youth, and rear him up to virtue.”
“The family has been rearing cattle for 200 years.”
“The horse was shocked, and thus reared.”
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Used as a crossword answer2 curated clues
01“Back end”4 letters
02“Back part”4 letters
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