3. (adj)breeding, bringing up, fostering, fosterage, nurture, raising, rearing, upbringing helping someone grow up to be an accepted member of the community Synonyms: rearing, education, breeding, fostering, nurture, facts of life, gentility, upbringing, training, bringing up, elevation, procreation, lift, raising, fosterage, reproduction, genteelness Antonyms: decreasing
4. (adj)raising increasing in quantity or value Antonyms: decreasing