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upbringing


up·bring·ing

noun \ˈəp-ˌbriŋ-iŋ\

Definition of UPBRINGING

: early training; especially : a particular way of bringing up a child <had a strict upbringing>
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First Known Use of UPBRINGING

1520

Rhymes with UPBRINGING

change ringing, folksinging, free-swinging, gunslinging, hand-wringing, mudslinging

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