verb (used without object), clung, clinging. 1. to adhere closely; stick to: The wet paper clings to the glass. 2. to hold tight, as by grasping or embracing; cleave: The children clung to each other in the dark. 3. to be or remain close: The child clung to her mother's side.
For a rough estimate of how much it costs to raise a child to adulthood, we have a new study from BMO Harris. The bank found that each child cost (on average) $795 per month, although some surveyed said that the number was closer to more than $2,000 a month. Of course, nobody really figures on child raising to be so expensive. And it largely depends upon where you live.
US. An average middle-income family in the United States can expect to spend about $245,000 over 18 years to raise a child born in 2013, the U.S. government estimated on Monday. The Department of Agriculture's annual Cost of Raising a Child report showed child-rearing costs -...raising, child, cost, 245000.ealthier families can expect to spend almost $408,000 raising a child from birth to age 18, according to USDA. Child-raising costs have risen faster than inflation since the report was first compiled in 1960, when a middle-income family could have expected to spend $25,230 to raise a child.