| noun | the back of a military formation or procession “infantrymen were in the rear” |
| noun | the side of an object that is opposite its front “his room was toward the rear of the hotel” |
| noun | the part of something that is furthest from the normal viewer “he stood at the back of the stage” |
| noun | the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on “he deserves a good kick in the butt” |
| noun | the side that goes last or is not normally seen “he wrote the date on the back of the photograph” |
| verb | stand up on the hind legs, of quadrupeds “The horse reared in terror” |
| verb | bring up “raise a family” |
| verb | rise up “The building rose before them” |
| verb | cause to rise up |
| verb | construct, build, or erect “Raise a barn” |
| adjective | located in or toward the back or rear “the chair's rear legs” |
| rear | adjective | located in or toward the back or rear |
| posterior | adjective | located at or near or behind a part or near the end of a structure |
| back | verb | be in back of |
| rearing | noun | the properties acquired as a consequence of the way you were treated as a child |
| raising | noun | the properties acquired as a consequence of the way you were treated as a child |
| nurture | noun | helping someone grow up to be an accepted member of the community |
| parent | noun | a father or mother; one who begets or one who gives birth to or nurtures and raises a child; a relative who plays the role of guardian |
| parentage | noun | the state of being a parent |
| rise | noun | the property possessed by a slope or surface that rises |
| erection | noun | the act of building or putting up |
| erecting | noun | the act of building or putting up |
| rear | noun | the part of something that is furthest from the normal viewer |
| rearward | noun | direction toward the rear |