nurture vs rearing

nurture and rearing both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
nurture	Yes	No	Yes	No
rearing	Yes	Yes	No	No

As nouns, nurture and rearing are synonyms defined as:

nurture and rearing: helping someone grow up to be an accepted member of the community

Other synonyms of nurture include breeding, bringing up, fosterage, fostering, raising, upbringing.

As nouns, nurture and rearing are synonyms defined as:

nurture and rearing: the properties acquired as a consequence of the way you were treated as a child

Other synonyms of nurture include raising.

nurture (noun)	rearing (noun)
helping someone grow up to be an accepted member of the community	helping someone grow up to be an accepted member of the community
the properties acquired as a consequence of the way you were treated as a child	the properties acquired as a consequence of the way you were treated as a child

nurture (adjective)	rearing (adjective)
	rearing on left hind leg with forelegs elevated and head usually in profile

nurture (verb)	rearing (verb)
help develop, help grow
provide with nourishment
look after a child until it is an adult