Rear may refer to:
Animals
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Rear (horse)
Rearing occurs when a horse or other equidae, equine "stands up" on its hind legs with the forelegs off the ground. Rearing may be linked to fright, aggression, excitement, disobedience, non experienced rider, or pain. It is not uncommon to s ...
, when a horse lifts its front legs off the ground
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stockbreeding
Animal husbandry is the branch of agriculture concerned with animals that are raised for meat, fibre, milk, or other products. It includes day-to-day care, management, production, nutrition, selective breeding, and the raising of livestock. ...
, to breed and raise
Humans
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Parenting
Parenting or child rearing promotes and supports the physical, cognitive, social, emotional, and educational development from infancy to adulthood. Parenting refers to the intricacies of raising a child and not exclusively for a biologica ...
(child rearing), the process of promoting and supporting a child from infancy to adulthood
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Gender of rearing
Sex assignment (also known as gender assignment) is the discernment of an infant's sex, typically made at birth based on an examination of the baby's external genitalia by a healthcare provider such as a midwife, nurse, or physician. In the ...
, the gender in which parents rear a child
Military
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Rear (military)
In military parlance, the rear is the part of concentration of military forces that is furthest from the enemy (compare its antonym, the front (military), front). The rear typically contains all military logistics, logistic and management elements ...
, the area of a battlefield behind the front line
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Rear admiral
Rear admiral is a flag officer rank used by English-speaking navies. In most European navies, the equivalent rank is called counter admiral.
Rear admiral is usually immediately senior to commodore and immediately below vice admiral. It is ...
, a naval officer
See also
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Rear end (disambiguation)
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Behind (disambiguation)
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Hind (disambiguation)
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