raise a family
idiom
: to have and bring up children
She raised a family before she went to college.
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WalletHub released a report showing the best and worst cities in America to raise a family.
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Anna Halkidis, Parents, 30 May 2025
WalletHub, a personal finance platform, put together a study of the best and worst places to raise a family in 2025.
—Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 May 2025
Just North of Dallas sits the third-best city to raise a family in 2025.
—Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 May 2025
Williams served as the film's heart, playing the filmmaker's late mother, a vibrant midcentury housewife who has sublimated her dreams to raise a family.
—Mekishana Pierre Published, EW.com, 19 May 2025
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Anna Halkidis, Parents, 30 May 2025
WalletHub, a personal finance platform, put together a study of the best and worst places to raise a family in 2025.
—Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 May 2025
Just North of Dallas sits the third-best city to raise a family in 2025.
—Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 May 2025
Williams served as the film's heart, playing the filmmaker's late mother, a vibrant midcentury housewife who has sublimated her dreams to raise a family.
—Mekishana Pierre Published, EW.com, 19 May 2025
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“Raise a family.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/raise%20a%20family. Accessed 15 Jun. 2025.
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