as in rearing
the way a child is raised; the care and teaching given to a child by parents or other people
—usually singular
My wife had a very sheltered upbringing. His grandmother saw to his upbringing.
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Recent Examples of upbringing
The letters sought to portray Fernandes Anderson as someone who had overcome the odds and a difficult upbringing to reach her position.
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Gayla Cawley, Boston Herald, 7 Sep. 2025
The new trailer offers glimpses of Candy’s upbringing in Toronto, as well as his earliest screen roles before breaking out in 1980s hits Stripes, National Lampoon's Vacation (1983), Spaceballs (1987) and more — including 1987's Planes, Trains and Automobiles, which inspired the documentary's title.
—Jack Smart, PEOPLE, 4 Sep. 2025
Liu’s challenging upbringing in Rockford, Illinois, but also the personal lives of two of his local skateboarding peers, Keire Johnson and Zack Mulligan.
—Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 4 Sep. 2025
The film followed a teen facing a difficult upbringing as his mother deals with drug addiction.
—Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 4 Sep. 2025
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Gayla Cawley, Boston Herald, 7 Sep. 2025
The new trailer offers glimpses of Candy’s upbringing in Toronto, as well as his earliest screen roles before breaking out in 1980s hits Stripes, National Lampoon's Vacation (1983), Spaceballs (1987) and more — including 1987's Planes, Trains and Automobiles, which inspired the documentary's title.
—Jack Smart, PEOPLE, 4 Sep. 2025
Liu’s challenging upbringing in Rockford, Illinois, but also the personal lives of two of his local skateboarding peers, Keire Johnson and Zack Mulligan.
—Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 4 Sep. 2025
The film followed a teen facing a difficult upbringing as his mother deals with drug addiction.
—Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 4 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for upbringing
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Those measures include safeguards from adverse effects of federal activities, restrictions on hunting or development, and active conservation plans like seed planting or captive rearing of animals.—
Andrew Cunningham,
ArsTechnica,
28 Aug. 2025
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Beekman argues that language developed slowly to fulfill the requirements of child-rearing.—
Elissa Strauss,
The Atlantic,
28 Aug. 2025
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Somehow, the upper hand never lingers long with Sally and Barnaby, drolly played by Gunning and Corden as a conniving Tweedledee and Tweedledum, loyal to no one and convinced their venality is justified by their father’s history of terrible parenting.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
9 Sep. 2025
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Now, these statistics are not surprising, especially when 7 in 10 managers liken supervising their Gen Z employees to babysitting or parenting.—
Colleen Batchelder,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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Before welcoming William, the couple endured a six-year-long road to parenthood that included health issues for each of them in addition to their fertility struggles.—
Becca Longmire,
PEOPLE,
8 Sep. 2025
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It’s symbolized in the opening scene of the film, where everybody is watching smartphones and when the mother is carrying the baby who’s crying, people around her are not interested in supporting that sort of parenthood.—
William Earl,
Variety,
8 Sep. 2025
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She certainly has been affected by her human hand-raising, however.—
Terry DeMio,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
7 Sep. 2025
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What the Panama Playlists reveal The playlists range from ironic to eyebrow-raising, with some choices feeling almost too on the nose.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
31 Aug. 2025
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“Upbringing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/upbringing. Accessed 14 Sep. 2025.
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