definition of
raising

[1] #1 raising s. increasing in quantity or value; "a cost-raising increase in the basic wage rate". wn

[2] #2 raising n. [elevation, lift] the event of something being raised upward; "an elevation of the temperature in the afternoon"; "a raising of the land resulting from volcanic activity". wn

[3] #3 raising n. [rearing, nurture] the properties acquired as a consequence of the way you were treated as a child. wn

[4] #4 raising n. [breeding, bringing up, fostering, fosterage, nurture, rearing, upbringing] helping someone grow up to be an accepted member of the community; "they debated whether nature or nurture was more important". wn