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grossziehen — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • nourish verb To feed something so it grows and stays healthy.
  • raise verb To move or lift something to a higher position.
  • raising noun The act of bringing up and caring for a child.
  • rear verb To bring up and care for a child or young animal until maturity.

Senses

grossziehen is used for these senses in English:

  • bring up To raise or rear (children).
  • nourish (transitive, of a person) To educate or bring up; to nurture; to promote emotional, spiritual or other non-physical growth.
  • raise To bring into being; to produce; to cause to arise, come forth, or appear.
  • raising Nurturing; cultivation; providing sustenance and protection for a living thing from conception to maturity.
  • rear (transitive) To bring up to maturity, as offspring; to educate; to instruct; to foster.

nourish — full definition

  1. verb To feed something so it grows and stays healthy.
  2. verb To encourage or support a feeling, idea, or relationship over time.

raise — full definition

  1. verb To move or lift something to a higher position.
  2. verb To increase the amount, level, or intensity of something.
  3. verb To bring up and care for a child, or to breed and tend animals or crops, until they are grown.
  4. verb To bring up a subject, question, or objection for discussion.
  5. noun An increase in salary or pay.

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