bring up

verb

brought up; bringing up; brings up

transitive verb

1

: to bring (a person) to maturity through nurturing care and education

2

: to cause to stop suddenly

3

a

: to bring to attention : introduce

b

computers : to cause (something, such as a file or picture) to appear on a computer screen

… you can make any picture that it displays into wallpaper by right-clicking with the arrow over the art to bring up a box with a "Set as wallpaper" choice.

—Barry Popik

4

: vomit

intransitive verb

: to stop suddenly

Synonyms

• raise
• foster

Examples of bring up in a Sentence

it takes an immense commitment and a lot of love to bring up a child properly

I hate to bring this up, but we're running short of money.

Recent Examples on the Web

Carlisle said while service group wages were just brought up to the new minimum wage rate, what the hospital proposes for next year will be under the state's minimum wage. —Christina Hall, Freep.com, 10 July 2025

Billy Bush brought up Donald Trump‘s infamous Access Hollywood tape during a new interview with Rob Lowe on the actor’s SiriusXM podcast Literally! —Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 10 July 2025

Red Bull started the season in flux after dropping Sergio Perez to bring up Liam Lawson. —Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 9 July 2025

Carlen, Sherman and Domingo all brought up how these values shaped early policies that framed predators as threats to be removed rather than species to be understood or respected. —Los Angeles Times, 9 July 2025

Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1

Rhymes for bring up

• backup
• blowup
• breakup
• buildup
• checkup
• cleanup
• holdup
• hookup
• lineup
• lockup
• makeup
• markup

Kids Definition

bring up

verb

1

: to bring to maturity through care and education

bring up a child

2

: to bring to attention : introduce

I hate to keep bringing this up

Medical Definition

bring up

transitive verb

(ˈ)briŋ-ˈəp 

: vomit