What does "bring up" mean?
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Raise from childhood, rear. For example, Bringing up children is both difficult and rewarding. [Late 1400s]
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Introduce into discussion, mention, as in Let's not bring up the cost right now. [Second half of 1800s]
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Vomit, as in She still felt sick but couldn't bring up anything. This usage was first recorded in Daniel Defoe's Robinson Crusoe (1719).
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