transitive phrasal verb used for introducing subjects or referring to upbringing

to signal that something will be discussed or to describe the process of raising a child

in meetings, discussions, family gatherings when someone wants to introduce a new subject or talk about parenting

professional settings, casual personal conversations, educational environments

bring; up

bring; up

topic, issue, question, children

• well-brought-up
• bring up the subject

• raise (children)
• mention
• broach

using *raise up for raising children; pronoun order error like *bring up it instead of bringing up it

grow up (mature), bring about (cause)

English speakers may confuse ‘raise’ with ‘rise/raise’ in meaning when used for upbringing versus elevation.

• upbringing (noun)

When referring to children, ‘bring up’ denotes the process or care of raising them; when discussing topics, it signals an intentional introduction of a matter.

Can be delicate if introducing sensitive subjects, requiring appropriate tone and context.

“She brought up an interesting point.”

The phrasal verb 'bring up' is separable, meaning that the object can come either before or after the particle 'up' in different contexts (e.g., 'bring up a topic' or 'bring a topic up'). The verb 'bring up' can also mean to raise a child, but this usage is not separable (e.g., 'She brings up her children with love'). Note that 'bring up' can also mean to vomit in informal contexts, but this usage is not related to the main meanings discussed here.

bring up the rear (be last)