raise a family

phrase

: to have and bring up children

She raised a family before she went to college.

Examples of raise a family in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Indonesian filmmaker Ariani Darmawan stepped away from directing for years to raise a family. — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 31 Oct. 2026

But our very flag represents an earnest desire to work together to create a prosperous place to live, work and raise a family. — Torrey Snow, Baltimore Sun, 28 Oct. 2026

In 2012, the Inter-American Court of Human Rights ruled that a Costa Rican court’s ban on IVF violated the human right to private and family life and the human right to found and raise a family. — Literary Hub, 30 Sep. 2026

Amendment 3 returns Florida to a place where a home is a place to raise a family, a sanctuary to spend your golden years and a financial asset. — Elaine Parker, The Orlando Sentinel, 24 Sep. 2026

Rhymes for raise a family

• multifamily
• nonfamily
• stepfamily
• subfamily