rearing

Etymology

From Middle English rerynge (“raising”).

Verb

rearing

1. present participle and gerund of rear

Noun

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.

Anagrams

• Garnier, Granier, angrier, earring, grainer, rangier