misrear

Not valid in Scrabble

It's a recognised English word, but it isn't in the official NASPA Scrabble word list.

Scrabble points
9
Words With Friends
10
Letters
7

Definition of misrear

1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included

verb

  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.”
    “Born the most sensitive of children into an unhappy family that misreared and misschooled him, Rilke recoiled into introspectiveness and dilletante^([sic]) aestheticism, and long remained there; the world, or outwardness, was what had hurt him, was the enemy.”
    “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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Etymology

From mis- + rear.

Anagrams of misrear

3 plays · some not in Scrabble

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