raise a family

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: to have and bring up children
She raised a family before she went to college.

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But our very flag represents an earnest desire to work together to create a prosperous place to live, work and raise a family. — Torrey Snow, Baltimore Sun, 28 Oct. 2026 In 2012, the Inter-American Court of Human Rights ruled that a Costa Rican court’s ban on IVF violated the human right to private and family life and the human right to found and raise a family. — Literary Hub, 30 Sep. 2026 Amendment 3 returns Florida to a place where a home is a place to raise a family, a sanctuary to spend your golden years and a financial asset. — Elaine Parker, The Orlando Sentinel, 24 Sep. 2026 Her father came to the United States illegally from Guanajuato, Mexico, at 17, looking for work and a safe place to raise a family. — Steven Beynon, ABC News, 14 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for raise a family

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“Raise a family.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/raise%20a%20family. Accessed 1 Nov. 2026.

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