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

• breed
• foster
• nourish
• nurse
• raise
• rear

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

However, Usher's name was brought up during Dawn Richard's cross-examination on May 19. —Jay Stahl, USA Today, 23 May 2025

That brought up Jarren Duran, and the outfielder crushed one 108.3 mph off the bat that looked ticketed for the right field bleachers. —Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 22 May 2025

In the clip, interviewer Denny Directo brought up the show's now-infamous visit to Vanderpump Villa, a meet-up that landed a couple of the MomTokers in hot water. —Zoey Lyttle, People.com, 22 May 2025

Some fans used the TikTok as an excuse to bring up more of Jonas’ morally questionable phone behavior from his teens, like that time Taylor Swift alleged the JoBro had broken up with her over the phone. —Maya Georgi, Rolling Stone, 20 May 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