Phrasal verb: bring up

bring up: Raise a child

When his parents died, he was brought up by his aunt and uncle.

When her parents went to work in Japan, her grandparents brought her up.

Bring up is a separable phrasal verb

• bring up somebody --- It’s important to bring up our children to be respectful adults.

• bring somebody up --- Jane is an amazing woman. She brought three children up on her own after her husband died.

Published On: Wed, Oct 14th, 2015

Rising numbers of children are brought up by grandparents or other relatives