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 of bring up

• 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

Quite a few names have already been brought up as potential targets. —Evan Massey, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Nov. 2025

For instance, Ingraham brought up voter anxiety about affordability, as seen in last week’s off-year election results. —Brian Stelter, CNN Money, 11 Nov. 2025

The event included a segment where people were invited to bring up disagreements with Schneider, Turek and other guests. —Sacbee.com, 11 Nov. 2025

But Nico and his sister, Nixie Bleu, were brought up there before the gentrification started. —Daniel Taylor, New York Times, 11 Nov. 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