raise a family

idiom

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

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Looking forward to the work ahead in making Minnesota the best place to live, work, and raise a family. Peter Aitken, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 May 2025 WalletHub released a report showing the best and worst cities in America to raise a family. Anna Halkidis, Parents, 30 May 2025 WalletHub, a personal finance platform, put together a study of the best and worst places to raise a family in 2025. Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 May 2025 Just North of Dallas sits the third-best city to raise a family in 2025. Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 May 2025 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 27 Jun. 2025.

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