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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This is particularly true in relation to your family, parents and upbringing.
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Susan Selasky, Freep.com, 3 Dec. 2025
The book also traces his own upbringing, expulsion, and eventual return to Uganda.
—Jake Offenhartz, New Yorker, 1 Dec. 2025
This is particularly true in relation to your family, parents and upbringing.
—Kyle Thomas, PEOPLE, 30 Nov. 2025
There’s no love for Marty (Wayne Wilcox), the lovable, reliable Yale classmate who seemed most in line with Rory’s upbringing.
—Justin Kirkland, Entertainment Weekly, 27 Nov. 2025
See All Example Sentences for upbringing
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“Upbringing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/upbringing. Accessed 8 Dec. 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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