Word Originadjective Middle English (first used as a military term): from Old French rere, based on Latin retro 'back'. Want to learn more? Find out which words ...

1[transitive] rear somebody/something [often passive] to care for young children or animals until they are fully grown synonym raise She reared a family of five ...

​[transitive] rear somebody/something [often passive] to care for young children or animals until they are fully grown synonym bring up, raise.

rear · ​. (usually the rear). [singular] the back part of something. A trailer was attached to the rear of the truck. There are toilets at both front and rear of ...

1the rear [singular] the back part of something A trailer was attached to the rear of the truck. There are toilets at the front and rear of the plane.

rear is perhaps a variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymons: rear v.1 · See etymology. Nearby entries.

rear, n.¹ meanings, etymology, pronunciation and more in the Oxford English Dictionary.

rear noun · rear verb · rear on phrasal verb · rear end noun · rear-end verb · rear admiral noun · rear-wheel drive noun · bring up the rear.

​[usually passive] to give a person or an animal a particular type of food, entertainment, etc. while they are young. I'm from a fishing village and was ...

to give a person or an animal a particular type of food, entertainment, etc. while they are young I'm the son and grandson of sailors and was reared on ...