upbringing

noun

up·​bring·​ing ˈəp-ˌbriŋ-iŋ 

: early training

especially : a particular way of bringing up a child

had a strict upbringing

Examples of upbringing in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Brin compared the proposal to his socialist Soviet upbringing. — Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 11 Aug. 2026

The lawsuit says the district’s refusal interferes with his religious beliefs and his constitutional right to direct his children’s upbringing and education. — Nora O'Neill, Charlotte Observer, 10 Aug. 2026

That's what my client Susan discovered at an ERG networking event, where story-prompting questions moved her and her partner past small talk and into real stories about their careers, upbringings, and experiences of imposter syndrome at work. — Esther K. Choy, Forbes.com, 9 Aug. 2026

This sensibility—shaped by the duo’s rural upbringing—continues in Tuscany. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Aug. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1520, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for upbringing

• bringing
• clinging
• flinging
• hinging
• ringing
• singing
• slinging
• springing
• stinging
• stringing
• swinging
• winging

Kids Definition

upbringing

noun

up·​bring·​ing ˈəp-ˌbriŋ-iŋ 

: the process or way of bringing up and training

had a strict upbringing