bring up
phr. v..phr. v.. to start talking about a specific topic or to raise a child until they are an adult.
phr. v.. to mention a subject in conversation or to care for a child until they reach maturity; transitive and often separable.
Please don't bring up work during dinner.
She was brought up in a small village before moving to the city for university.
The committee decided not to bring up the budget deficit until the final phase of the negotiations to avoid early conflict.
From Middle English bryngen up, dissimilated from Middle English upbryngen (“to bring up, raise”). Doublet of upbring.
separable when used for mentioning a topic; usually passive when referring to childhood upbringing.
distinguish between the 'mention' sense and the 'raise a child' sense; note that 'upbringing' is the related noun for the latter.
He was bringed up by his aunt.He was brought up by his aunt.'Bring' is an irregular verb; the past participle 'brought' must be used in the passive voice.