rearing vs nurture

rearing and nurture both are nouns.

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

As nouns, rearing and nurture are synonyms defined as:

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

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

As nouns, rearing and nurture are synonyms defined as:

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

Other synonyms of rearing include raising.

rearing (noun)	nurture (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

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

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