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.
According to the latest U.S. Department of Agricultureâs Expenditures on Children by Families report, the cost to raise one child born in 2012, from birth to age 18, comes in north of $241,000 for a middle-income couple, defined by the report as earning between $60,640 and $105,000.he federal government says it will cost a middle-income couple more than $241,000 to raise a child from birth to age 18, though that figure doesn't consider the higher housing costs of an area like Orange County. SHUTTERSTOCK.