bring up

1.  Raise from childhood, rear. For example, Bringing up children is both difficult and rewarding. [Late 1400s]
2.  Introduce into discussion, mention, as in Let's not bring up the cost right now. [Second half of 1800s]
3.  Vomit, as in She still felt sick but couldn't bring up anything. This usage was first recorded in Daniel Defoe's Robinson Crusoe (1719).

The verb has 8 meanings:

Meaning #1: evoke or call forth, with or as if by magic
  Synonyms: raise, conjure, conjure up, invoke, evoke, stir, call down, arouse, put forward, call forth

Meaning #2: bring up
  Synonyms: rear, raise, nurture, parent

Meaning #3: promote from a lower position or rank

Meaning #4: raise from a lower to a higher position
  Synonyms: raise, lift, elevate, get up

Meaning #5: cause to come to a sudden stop

Meaning #6: put forward for consideration or discussion
  Synonym: raise

Meaning #7: make reference to
  Synonyms: mention, advert, cite, name, refer

Meaning #8: cause to load (an operating system) and start the initial processes
  Synonyms: boot, reboot