raise a family
idiom
: to have and bring up children
She raised a family before she went to college.
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Charlotte is a place where people want to work, and want to live and raise a family….
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Charlotte Observer, 3 Dec. 2025
Critics worry the district could attract bar crawls and tarnish the neighborhood's appeal as a great place to raise a family.
—Jordan Smith, IndyStar, 2 Dec. 2025
His dad had hung up his horn to get a steady job, to raise a family.
—Shirley Halperin, Rolling Stone, 13 Nov. 2025
The report found that the best states to raise a family are mainly in the Northeast.
—Celia Fernandez, CNBC, 30 Oct. 2025
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Charlotte Observer, 3 Dec. 2025
Critics worry the district could attract bar crawls and tarnish the neighborhood's appeal as a great place to raise a family.
—Jordan Smith, IndyStar, 2 Dec. 2025
His dad had hung up his horn to get a steady job, to raise a family.
—Shirley Halperin, Rolling Stone, 13 Nov. 2025
The report found that the best states to raise a family are mainly in the Northeast.
—Celia Fernandez, CNBC, 30 Oct. 2025
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“Raise a family.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/raise%20a%20family. Accessed 11 Dec. 2025.
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