bring up

phrasal verb transitive

Word Forms

present tense
I/you/we/they	bring up
he/she/it	brings up
present participle	bringing up
past tense	brought up
past participle	brought up

1
often passiveto take care of a child until he or she becomes an adult
She brought up three sons on her own.
He was brought up by his grandmother.
Synonyms and related words
Raising and caring for a child
attachment parenting
bring up
custodial
1. 1a
  to teach a child to behave in a particular way or to have particular beliefs
  bring someone up to be/do something:
  Our parents brought us up to believe in our own abilities.
  Synonyms and related words
  Raising and caring for a child
  attachment parenting
  bring up
  custodial
2. 1b
  used for saying where or how someone lived when they were a child
  He was born and brought up in India.
  be brought up on something:
  These kids have been brought up on a diet of junk food and endless television.
  Synonyms and related words
  Raising and caring for a child
  attachment parenting
  bring up
  custodial
See alsoeducate
2
to start discussing a subject
Brown said the issue would be brought up again at the next climate convention.
I hate to bring this up, but you still owe me $50.
Synonyms and related words
To start speaking, or to start speaking again
begin
bring up
continue
3
to make food or drink come back up from your stomach through your mouth
Synonyms and related words
Feeling sick and vomiting
airsick
barf
bilious
4
bring someone up on charges of somethingto make someone go to court because they have been accused of doing something wrong
Synonyms and related words
To accuse someone of a crime
accuse
allege
charge
5
bring someone up shortto make someone stop what they are doing or saying, because they are very surprised
Synonyms and related words
To make someone feel shocked or surprised
surprise
shock
shake up