Definitions of raising:

  • noun:   the properties acquired as a consequence of the way you were treated as a child
  • noun:   the event of something being raised upward
    Example: "A raising of the land resulting from volcanic activity"
  • noun:   raising someone to be an accepted member of the community
  • adjective:   increasing in quantity or value
    Example: "A cost-raising increase in the basic wage rate"