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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Sydney Bucksbaum, Entertainment Weekly, 30 Oct. 2025
His chief of staff, Camille Joseph Varlack, tells me Adams has a skepticism of government grounded in his upbringing.
—Molly Ball, Time, 29 Oct. 2025
Speaking to Fox News in August 2011, Sandra opened up about their upbringing.
—Ilana Frost, PEOPLE, 29 Oct. 2025
The story takes viewers through their upbringing in Toronto’s Kensington Market to Pete’s current residence in a remote Northern Manitoba First Nation community.
—Brent Lang, Variety, 28 Oct. 2025
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“Upbringing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/upbringing. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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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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