grootbrengen

Meaning

  1. (literally, transitive) to raise, bring up (a) young(ster)(s), from infancy to maturity
  2. (figuratively, transitive) to educate, rear, school, coach etc. offspring or other young charges on the path to adult life
  3. the passive grootgebracht worden means to grow up, mature (to majority)

Frequency

C2
Etymology

From groot (“big, great, adult”) + brengen (“to bring”).

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