Topic: SOCIOLOGY
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| Language: | Old English |
| Origin: | ræran |
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rear2
1 [transitive]SSTA to look after a person or animal until they are fully grown [= raise]: 
It's a good place to rear young children.The birds have been successfully reared in captivity.
It's a good place to rear young children.The birds have been successfully reared in captivity.2 also rear up [intransitive] if an animal rears, it rises up to stand on its back legs [↪ buck]: The horse reared and threw me off.
The horse reared and threw me off.3 also rear up [intransitive] if something rears up, it appears in front of you and often seems to be leaning over you in a threatening way : A large rock, almost 200 feet high, reared up in front of them.
A large rock, almost 200 feet high, reared up in front of them.4 to be given a particular kind of food, books, entertainment etc regularly while you are a child : children reared on TV and video games
be reared on something
SSCchildren reared on TV and video games5 if a problem or difficult situation rears its ugly head, it appears and is impossible to ignore : The problem of drug-taking in sport has reared its ugly head again.
rear its ugly head
The problem of drug-taking in sport has reared its ugly head again.