Upbringing - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|ˈʌpbrɪŋɪŋ|
Brit.
|ˈʌpbrɪŋɪŋ|
noun
- properties acquired during a person's formative years
- helping someone grow up to be an accepted member of the community (syn: breeding, fosterage, fostering, nurture, raising, rearing)
- helping someone grow up to be an accepted member of the community (syn: breeding, fosterage, fostering, nurture, raising, rearing)
Extra examples
Mike had had a strict upbringing.
His Catholic upbringing informs all his writing.
His behavior proclaimed his good upbringing.
She came to execrate the hypocritical values of her upper-class upbringing.
...such a brutal upbringing could only callous his soul and indurate his heart to the suffering of others...
...the issue of whether a person's nature or upbringing is more important continues to be mooted by experts and laymen alike...
She had a decent upbringing.
His good upbringing really shows
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