upbringing
noun
up·bring·ing
ˈəp-ˌbriŋ-iŋ 
: early training
especially
: a particular way of bringing up a child
had a strict upbringing
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But my upbringing was very different from that, and there are no similarities really between my dad and the Charles York character.
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Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 26 Apr. 2024
Other Key Races David McCormick, the G.O.P. senate candidate, has often spoken about his modest upbringing on a farm in Pennsylvania.
—Jeanna Smialek, New York Times, 24 Apr. 2024
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Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 26 Apr. 2024
Other Key Races David McCormick, the G.O.P. senate candidate, has often spoken about his modest upbringing on a farm in Pennsylvania.
—Jeanna Smialek, New York Times, 24 Apr. 2024
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upbringing
noun
up·bring·ing
ˈəp-ˌbriŋ-iŋ
: the process or way of bringing up and training
had a strict upbringing
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