reared

Reared means raised. When you say that someone is reared, you are usually talking about their upbringing.

  • His parents were very reared, which is why he's so sheltered.

  • She was reared in a strict household, which is why she's so conservative.

Definition of reared

verb

To bring up to maturity, as offspring; to educate; to instruct; to foster.

verb

(said of people towards animals) To breed and raise.

verb

To rise up on the hind legs

verb

(usually with "up") To get angry.

verb

To rise high above, tower above.

verb

To raise physically or metaphorically; to lift up; to cause to rise, to elevate.

verb

To construct by building; to set up

verb

To raise spiritually; to lift up; to elevate morally.

verb

To lift and take up.

verb

To rouse; to strip up.

verb

To move; stir.

verb

(of geese) To carve.

verb

(regional, obsolete) To revive, bring to life, quicken. (only in the phrase, to rear to life)

verb

To place in the rear; to secure the rear of.

verb

To sodomize (perform anal sex)

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Example Sentences for reared

  • 1

    A rear hood is connected to the machine and located behind the grating.

  • 2

    In the rear, Airflows encased the rear wheels through the use of fender skirts.

  • 3

    Amrozi was asleep in the rear of the house.

  • 4

    Near the rear of the cemetery is the grotto.

  • 5

    Photo shows the rear of the depot.

  • 6

    Fenestration on the rear is asymmetrical and irregular.

  • 7

    The cabin had a lavatory in the rear.

  • 8

    The church graveyard is to the rear of the church.

  • 9

    The engine compartment is at the rear of the hull.

  • 10

    The engine was located at the rear of the vehicle.