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raising

11 2.5
The care and teaching of a child as they grow
  • noun
  • /ˈreɪzɪŋ/
translation icon : crianza
  • She is set on the idea of raising our two boys as twins.
  • child-raising
  • consciousness raising

She is set on the idea of raising our two boys as twins.

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Examples

  • You know, having a kid is so fun, but raising a kid is excruciating.

  • I've been very happy raising my two daughters.

  • Then she shall be one of my ladies and we shall see to the raising of her.

    Ophelia (2019)

  • This is really about just raising good, decent people.

  • And I always say we're not raising children, we're raising adults.

  • Testing out a few new approaches to child raising right here in his own home.

    Raising Cain (1992)

  • So if he still has their best interest at heart, he must know that neither his salary nor his very small apartment are suitable for the raising of two children, let alone two children with very special needs.

    Mama (2013)

  • I am guessing that all of you trust the raising of your children to strangers.

    Blog text (33)

  • One wonders if such an approach would lead to greater state involvement in the raising of children from heterosexual families as well.

    Academic text (2006)

  • Many parents worry about the challenges of raising a child in today's society.

Synonyms

parenting
vsraising
206 3.0

To raise and care for children

is the general word for that whole action
parenthood
vsraising
108 3.2

Having and caring for children

describes the active process of caring rather than the passive state
upbringing
vsraising
78 3.2

The care, teaching, and values a child gets from parents

is the process term, not only the resulting environment and values
bringing up
vsraising
18 3.5

Caring for a child and teaching them how to behave

is the broader term for the overall process
rearing
vsraising
17 3.2

Care for children or young animals

is limited to human child care rather than animal care
nurture
vsraising
2 3.5

Care and encouragement for a child to help them grow

includes this support but also the full caregiving process

Antonyms

neglect
100 3.5

Not caring for someone or something that needs care

abandonment
26 3.6

Leaving someone or something and not coming back

Compounds

hair-raising
  • Informal
6 5.2

Very frightening so you feel excited and afraid

hell-raising
  • Informal
2 8.4

Noisy, wild actions that cause trouble or excitement

fund-raising campaign
1 3.6

A planned effort to collect money for a cause

fund-raising drive
1 3.3

A planned event to collect money for a cause

self-raising flour
  • UK
1 3.0

Flour with baking powder and salt added so baked goods rise

curtain raising
5.6

An opening performance of a play or show

fire-raising
  • NSFW
8.5

Setting fire on purpose to buildings or things to damage them

fund-raising effort
3.2

An organized activity to collect money for a charity or cause

house-raising
  • US
3.8

A community event where neighbors help build a house

raising agent
  • UK
3.7

An ingredient added to dough or batter that makes it light and soft by making small bubbles

How Caring

devotion
62 3.2
nurture
2 3.5
raising
11 2.5
care
∞ 1.0
neglect
100 3.5

Surface Forms

raising singular
raisings plural

Morphology

raising = raise (transparent) = raise + ing

The noun is the regular -ing form of the verb 'raise' in its established sense 'bring up a child'.

Etymology

Raising also comes from the same verb raise, which meant 'bring up' and is like the word rear used for children or animals, so think of helping someone grow up. So, raising a child is the process of bringing them up or giving them an upbringing.