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misrear

verb

Etymology

From mis- + rear.

  1. derived from *h₁rey-✻
  2. inherited from *raizijaną✻
  3. inherited from *raiʀijan✻
  4. inherited from rǣran
  5. inherited from reren — “to raise”
  6. prefixed as misrear — “mis + rear”

Definitions

  1. To rear improperly.

    • The educated Christian girl is loath to marry into a heathen family for fear of having to misrear or lose her children under the dictate of an ignorant and superstitious mother-in-law.
    • She'll have five children and misrear three of them and let the other two die, so this admirable human race will be carried on to produce other Elizabeths who will produce other Elizabeths designed to produce other Elizabeths.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA