bring up

phrasal-verb
UK: /ˌbrɪŋ ˈʌp/
US: /ˌbrɪŋ ˈʌp/

  1. To raise a child.

    1. My parents bring up me. [ ] [ ]
    2. She was brought up in a small village, where she learned about nature. [ ] [ ]

  2. To mention a subject or introduce it into a conversation.

    1. Don't bring up politics. [ ] [ ]
    2. He didn't bring up the matter at the meeting, he was too shy. [ ] [ ]

  3. To vomit.

    1. I bring up all food. [ ] [ ]
    2. The bad oyster made him bring up his dinner later that evening. [ ] [ ]

Synonyms

raise vomit rear nurture mention throw up introduce
bring up noun

  1. The act of raising a child.

    1. It was a hard bring up. [ ] [ ]
    2. The child's bring up involved learning multiple languages from a young age. [ ] [ ]
bring up idiom

  1. A situation that you have to bring up something.

    1. It was an awkward bring up [ ] [ ]
    2. The tense bring up made everyone uncomfortable in the room, it was so hard [ ] [ ]

Frequently Asked Questions

The word "bring up" in English means: To raise a child., To mention a subject or introduce it into a conversation., To vomit..

The phonetic transcription of "bring up" is /ˌbrɪŋ ˈʌp/ in British English and /ˌbrɪŋ ˈʌp/ in American English. Click the 🔊 button to hear both pronunciations.

Synonyms for "bring up": raise, vomit, rear, nurture, mention, throw up, introduce.

Example usage of "bring up": "My parents bring up me.". More examples on the page.