Raise
Step up
Step up verb - To make markedly greater in measure or degree.
Mutual synonyms
Both terms in one sentence
- Drow culture in general expects the elder daughters to step up and raise their younger siblings to prove their maturity before starting their own families.
Source: Promotion to Parent - Chuck: Ellie Bartowski had to step up from about the of age twelve to raise her brother and run their household since their mother left them with their mentally absent father.
Source: Promotion to Parent -
After the requisite waffling over having an abortion, marrying her boyfriend (who graciously offered to step up and "do the right thing" even though he wasn't the father) or placing the baby for adoption, Jessica ultimately decided to keep and raise the baby herself.
Source: Convenient Miscarriage
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