rearing

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Etymology

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From Middle English rerynge (raising).

Verb

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rearing

  1. present participle and gerund of rear

Noun

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rearing (plural rearings)

  1. Act of raising young.
    We studied blowfly rearings in various environmental conditions.
    • 1896, The Progressive Bee-keeper, page 320:
      In queening his apiary, he aims to keep about half of the queens of the current season's rearing, and the other of the summer preceding.

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