rearing vs raising

rearing and raising both are nouns.

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

As nouns, rearing and raising are synonyms defined as:

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

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

As nouns, rearing and raising are synonyms defined as:

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

Other synonyms of rearing include nurture.

rearing (noun)	raising (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
	the event of something being raised upward

rearing (adjective)	raising (adjective)
rearing on left hind leg with forelegs elevated and head usually in profile	increasing in quantity or value