raise a family
idiom
: to have and bring up children
She raised a family before she went to college.
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The pair has been breeding in the area since 2013, with experts saying the location is the perfect spot to raise a family.
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Michael Guise, CBS News, 17 Feb. 2026
Born in San Diego in 1931, Robert Duvall was the child of a Navy rear admiral and a mother who had put her own acting ambitions aside to raise a family.
—Chris Nashawaty, Vanity Fair, 16 Feb. 2026
Young people feel hopeless about their ability to buy a home, start a business, or raise a family.
—Eleanor Dearman, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Feb. 2026
On the reverse side, the report found New Mexico is the worst state to raise a family.
—Kelli Arseneau, jsonline.com, 22 Jan. 2026
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Michael Guise, CBS News, 17 Feb. 2026
Born in San Diego in 1931, Robert Duvall was the child of a Navy rear admiral and a mother who had put her own acting ambitions aside to raise a family.
—Chris Nashawaty, Vanity Fair, 16 Feb. 2026
Young people feel hopeless about their ability to buy a home, start a business, or raise a family.
—Eleanor Dearman, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Feb. 2026
On the reverse side, the report found New Mexico is the worst state to raise a family.
—Kelli Arseneau, jsonline.com, 22 Jan. 2026
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“Raise a family.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/raise%20a%20family. Accessed 23 Feb. 2026.
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