raising
adj : increasing in quantity or value; "a cost-raising increase in
the basic wage rate"
n 1: the event of something being raised [syn: {elevation}, {lift}]
2: the properties acquired as a consequence of the way you were
treated as a child [syn: {rearing}, {nurture}]
3: raising someone to be an accepted member of the community;
"they debated whether nature or nurture was more
important" [syn: {breeding}, {bringing up}, {fostering}, {fosterage},
{nurture}, {nurturing}, {rearing}, {upbringing}]