Definition of raise a family
:to have and bring up children
- She raised a family before she went to college.
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raise
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: to cause or help to rise to a standing position
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: awaken, arouse
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: to stir up : incite
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: an act of raising or lifting
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: a rising stretch of road : an upward grade : rise
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: an increase in amount: such as
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family
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: a group of individuals living under one roof and usually under one head : household
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: a group of persons of common ancestry : clan
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: a people or group of peoples regarded as deriving from a common stock : race
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: of or relating to a family (see 1family)
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: designed or suitable for both children and adults
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