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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Ono, whose upbringing was much more cultured, has more trepidations about agreeing to appear at every protest and support every cause.
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Zohran has also said that his privileged upbringing as an immigrant has inspired him to improve the system in New York for everyone.
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Literary Hub, 5 Nov. 2025
Ono, whose upbringing was much more cultured, has more trepidations about agreeing to appear at every protest and support every cause.
—Whitney Friedlander, Variety, 5 Nov. 2025
Zohran has also said that his privileged upbringing as an immigrant has inspired him to improve the system in New York for everyone.
—Makena Gera, PEOPLE, 4 Nov. 2025
NoiseCat weaves the story of his father’s upbringing among the Secwépemc people with his own experiences straddling two worlds—his mother is white—to explore the multigenerational effects of trauma.
—The New Yorker, New Yorker, 3 Nov. 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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