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고 싶어 하다
When the subject is someone else, 고 싶다 becomes 고 싶어 하다, so 동생이 키우고 싶어 해요. Using plain 고 싶다 with a third person subject sounds wrong to Korean ears because you cannot feel their wish.
Examples in context
동생이 강아지를 키우고 싶어 해요
My younger sibling wants to raise a puppy
친구가 한국어를 배우고 싶어 해요
My friend wants to learn Korean
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