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Synonyms

• raising increasing in quantity or value; the event of something being raised upward; the properties acquired as a consequence of the way you were treated as a child ; helping someone grow up to be an accepted member of the community
• rearing rearing on left hind leg with forelegs elevated and head usually in profile; the properties acquired as a consequence of the way you were treated as a child ; helping someone grow up to be an accepted member of the community

• “they debated whether nature or nurture was more important“

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• breeding producing offspring or set aside especially for producing offspring; elegance by virtue of fineness of manner and expression ; the result of good upbringing (especially knowledge of correct social behavior); helping someone grow up to be an accepted member of the community; the production of animals or plants by inbreeding or hybridization ; the sexual activity of conceiving and bearing offspring
• bringing up helping someone grow up to be an accepted member of the community
• fostering encouragement; helping someone grow up to be an accepted member of the community
• fosterage encouragement; helping someone grow up to be an accepted member of the community
• raising increasing in quantity or value; the event of something being raised upward; the properties acquired as a consequence of the way you were treated as a child ; helping someone grow up to be an accepted member of the community
• rearing rearing on left hind leg with forelegs elevated and head usually in profile; the properties acquired as a consequence of the way you were treated as a child ; helping someone grow up to be an accepted member of the community
• upbringing properties acquired during a person’s formative years ; helping someone grow up to be an accepted member of the community

• “nurture his talents“

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• foster providing or receiving nurture or parental care though not related by blood or legal ties; United States songwriter whose songs embody the sentiment of the South before the American Civil War (1826-1864) ; promote the growth of; bring up under fosterage; help develop, help grow

• “raise a family“
• “bring up children“

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• rear located in or toward the back or rear; stand up on the hind legs, of quadrupeds; look after a child until it is an adult; rise up; cause to rise up ; construct, build, or erect; the back of a military formation or procession; the side of an object that is opposite its front; the part of something that is furthest from the normal viewer; the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on; the side that goes last or is not normally seen
• raise the amount a salary is increased; an upward slope or grade (as in a road); increasing the size of a bet (as in poker); the act of raising something; raise the level or amount of something; raise from a lower to a higher position; cause to be heard or known; collect funds for a specific purpose; cultivate by growing, often involving improvements by means of agricultural techniques; look after a child until it is an adult; summon into action or bring into existence, often as if by magic; move upwards; construct, build, or erect; call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses); create a disturbance, especially by making a great noise; raise in rank or condition; increase; give a promotion to or assign to a higher position; cause to puff up with a leaven; bid (one’s partner’s suit) at a higher level ; bet more than the previous player ; cause to assemble or enlist in the military; put forward for consideration or discussion; pronounce (vowels) by bringing the tongue closer to the roof of the mouth; activate or stir up; establish radio communications with; multiply (a number) by itself a specified number of times: 8 is 2 raised to the power 3 ; bring (a surface or a design) into relief and cause to project; invigorate or heighten; put an end to; cause to become alive again
• bring up summon into action or bring into existence, often as if by magic; look after a child until it is an adult; promote from a lower position or rank; raise from a lower to a higher position; cause to come to a sudden stop; put forward for consideration or discussion; make reference to; cause to load (an operating system) and start the initial processes
• parent look after a child until it is an adult; a father or mother; an organism (plant or animal) from which younger ones are obtained

• “We sustained ourselves on bread and water“
• “This kind of food is not nourishing for young children“

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• nourish provide with nourishment; give nourishment to
• sustain lengthen or extend in duration or space; undergo (as of injuries and illnesses); provide with nourishment; supply with necessities and support; be the physical support of; admit as valid; establish or strengthen as with new evidence or facts