bring up vs raise

[newkeenlearner]

Is there any difference between these verbs? Can we say "raise children"?

It costs so much to to bring children up.

It is more difficult to raise a family.

 

[Lynxear]

Is there any difference between these verbs? Can we say "raise children"?

It costs so much to [STRIKE]to[/STRIKE] bring children up.

It is more difficult to raise a family.

Children are certainly "raised" by their parents.

Families usually "grow". They are not "raised".

 

[Rover_KE]

'It costs so much to bring up/raise a family/a child/children' are all fine by me.

 

[Tdol]

Raise a family works fine for me too. It is more difficult to grow a family does not sound good to my British English ears.

 

[GoesStation]

Raise a family is natural in American English, too. Grow a family isn't.