bring sb up
— phrasal verb with bring uk/brɪŋ/us/brɪŋ/verb [ T ] brought, brought
B1 to care for a child until he or she is an adult, often giving him or her particular beliefs:
She was brought up by her grandmother.
They brought her up (as/to be) a Catholic.
[ + to infinitive ] David was brought up to respect authority.
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- He was brought up on a diet of political propaganda from birth.
- My father was a real authoritarian so we were brought up very strictly.
- She brought up her children in just the same way her mother did.
- Ann was born and brought up in Ealing.
- He's got some funny ideas about how to bring up children.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Parenting & caring for children
- adopt
- adopted
- adoption
- adoptive
- attachment parenting
- child-rearing
- childless
- childminder
- counsellor
- custodial
- custody
- nursemaid
- nursery nurse
- nurture
- one-parent family
- open adoption
- pediatrician
- upbringing
- visitation
- wean
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