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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Thoughtful and easygoing offstage, Peaches’ seemingly rebellious onstage shenanigans are hardly a reaction to her upbringing.
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Katherine Turman, Los Angeles Times, 19 Mar. 2026
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Her Southern accent is slightly clipped and officious, the type of drawl that’s a stamp of a suburban upbringing.
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Throughout the performance, the audience will learn about Legend’s upbringing, his parents’ divorce, the story behind his name and his time working in corporate America.
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Katherine Turman, Los Angeles Times, 19 Mar. 2026
The children are aware of their position in the family and the wider world, but in a way that is very different to William and Harry’s upbringing.
—Katie Nicholl, Vanity Fair, 19 Mar. 2026
Her Southern accent is slightly clipped and officious, the type of drawl that’s a stamp of a suburban upbringing.
—Alex Morris, Rolling Stone, 19 Mar. 2026
Throughout the performance, the audience will learn about Legend’s upbringing, his parents’ divorce, the story behind his name and his time working in corporate America.
—Patrick Connolly, The Orlando Sentinel, 16 Mar. 2026
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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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