raise a family
idiom
: to have and bring up children
She raised a family before she went to college.
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Boston was a great city to raise a family.
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Dan Roche
january 11, CBS News, 11 Jan. 2026
That includes everything from fighting for sustainable child care solutions so folks can work and raise a family to investing in stronger workforce training pipelines in underserved neighborhoods.
—Tom Grech, New York Daily News, 10 Jan. 2026
Try to pay the rent, raise a family and pay for an education on that.
—Sacramento Bee Staff, Sacbee.com, 8 Jan. 2026
What started as a small agrarian community is now the third largest city in Illinois, and one that consistently ranks as one of the best places to live and raise a family in America in national assessments.
—Carolyn Stein, Chicago Tribune, 8 Jan. 2026
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Dan Roche
january 11, CBS News, 11 Jan. 2026
That includes everything from fighting for sustainable child care solutions so folks can work and raise a family to investing in stronger workforce training pipelines in underserved neighborhoods.
—Tom Grech, New York Daily News, 10 Jan. 2026
Try to pay the rent, raise a family and pay for an education on that.
—Sacramento Bee Staff, Sacbee.com, 8 Jan. 2026
What started as a small agrarian community is now the third largest city in Illinois, and one that consistently ranks as one of the best places to live and raise a family in America in national assessments.
—Carolyn Stein, Chicago Tribune, 8 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 14 Jan. 2026.
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