rears
Nurtures to adulthood
Rears is the third-person singular of rear, meaning to raise or bring up: She rears chickens on her farm, He was reared in a strict household.
A horse rears when it rises on its hind legs.
Rears also pluralizes the noun rear—the back part of something, or informally, the buttocks: Their rears were sore after the long ride.
Rear or later
- backsideButtocks or rear
- hindquartersAnimal's rear body section
- buttocksFleshy seat area
- haunchesRear hip region
derriere · gluteus · fanny · rump · seat · bottom · tail · hind
Support growth and development
- fosterEncourage development of
- cultivateGrow or develop purposefully
- breedCultivated variety of animal
- nourishProvide sustenance to
parent · upbringing · children · offspring · livestock · poultry · cattle · young
posterior
Rear or later
- backsideButtocks or rear
- hindquartersAnimal's rear body section
- buttocksFleshy seat area
haunches · derriere · gluteus · fanny · rump · seat · bottom · tail · hind · aft
nurture
Support growth and development
- fosterEncourage development of
- cultivateGrow or develop purposefully
- breedCultivated variety of animal
nourish · parent · upbringing · children · offspring · livestock · poultry · cattle · young · family
elevate
To raise upward
raise · tower · loom · arise · ascend · upraise · hoist · soar · emerge · stand
bucking
Jumping to unseat rider
stallion · mare · kick · unseat · rider · saddle · equine · mane · defensive · evasion
- rear endButtocks or back section
- rearview mirrorReflector showing trailing vehicles
- rear-view mirrorWindshield-mounted backward reflector
- rear admiralsNavy rank below vice
- rear windowVehicle's rearward visibility panel
- rear viewSight of behind
rear, rearing, reared, rearmost, rearm, rearguard, rearward, rearview, rearwards