bring up in WordNet English dictionary

1. make reference to
   "His name was mentioned in connection with the invention"
   mention  advert  bring up  cite  name  refer 
   
2. summon into action or bring into existence, often as if by magic
   "raise the specter of unemployment"; "he conjured wild birds in the air"; "call down the spirits from the mountain"
   raise  conjure  conjure up  invoke  evoke  stir  call down  arouse  bring up  put forward  call forth 
   
3. cause to load (an operating system) and start the initial processes
   "boot your computer"
   boot  reboot  bring up 
   
4. put forward for consideration or discussion
   "raise the question of promotions"; "bring up an unpleasant topic"
   raise  bring up 
   
5. raise from a lower to a higher position
   "Raise your hands"; "Lift a load"
   raise  lift  elevate  get up  bring up 
   
6. cause to come to a sudden stop
   "The noise brought her up in shock"
   bring up 
   
7. bring up
   "raise a family"; "bring up children"
   rear  raise  bring up  nurture  parent 
   
8. promote from a lower position or rank
   "This player was brought up to the major league"
   bring up 
   

bring up in English Wiktionary