think of vs bring up

think of and bring up both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
think of	No	No	Yes	No
bring up	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, bring up is a hyponym of think of; that is, bring up is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than think of:

Other hyponyms of think of include advert, cite, mention, name, refer.

think of (verb)	bring up (verb)
keep in mind for attention or consideration	cause to load (an operating system) and start the initial processes
look on as or consider	make reference to
intend to refer to	put forward for consideration or discussion
take into consideration, have in view	summon into action or bring into existence, often as if by magic
choose in one's mind	raise from a lower to a higher position
devise or invent	cause to come to a sudden stop
	look after a child until it is an adult
	promote from a lower position or rank