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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Despite a challenging upbringing and dropping out of high school, Munoz found solace and purpose in dance.
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Like many of the sides on the menu, including the cacti de gallo (marinated green cactus, avocado, and tomato), the dish was influenced by the flavors of her upbringing.
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Corenswet dons the cape this time as Superman, who must reconcile his alien Kryptonian heritage with his human upbringing as reporter Clark Kent.
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Probation officials will also submit a recommendation to Subramanian after carrying out a presentence investigation, which examines factors like someone’s criminal history, upbringing, family and community, professional experience, and mental health.
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Reia Li, AZCentral.com, 6 July 2025
Like many of the sides on the menu, including the cacti de gallo (marinated green cactus, avocado, and tomato), the dish was influenced by the flavors of her upbringing.
—Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 4 July 2025
Corenswet dons the cape this time as Superman, who must reconcile his alien Kryptonian heritage with his human upbringing as reporter Clark Kent.
—Nada Aboul Kheir, Deadline, 3 July 2025
Probation officials will also submit a recommendation to Subramanian after carrying out a presentence investigation, which examines factors like someone’s criminal history, upbringing, family and community, professional experience, and mental health.
—Molly Crane-Newman, New York Daily News, 3 July 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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