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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Known for capturing powerful imagery inspired by her Bronx upbringing and Dominican heritage, her distinctive storytelling style has shaped visuals for cultural icons like Solange Knowles, Kendrick Lamar and more.
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Essence, 30 Sep. 2025
Gayle sets the scene of McCabe’s upbringing as a free Black man on the East Coast and his move across the country to majority-Black towns in Kansas and Oklahoma.
—Literary Hub, 25 Sep. 2025
The show also sprinkles in factoids about Daniel’s military past, his upbringing in Italy and his fractured family dynamic.
—Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 24 Sep. 2025
Readers in the Reddit thread respond with empathy, acknowledging the challenges that come with their very different upbringings.
—Ashley Vega, PEOPLE, 23 Sep. 2025
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Essence, 30 Sep. 2025
Gayle sets the scene of McCabe’s upbringing as a free Black man on the East Coast and his move across the country to majority-Black towns in Kansas and Oklahoma.
—Literary Hub, 25 Sep. 2025
The show also sprinkles in factoids about Daniel’s military past, his upbringing in Italy and his fractured family dynamic.
—Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 24 Sep. 2025
Readers in the Reddit thread respond with empathy, acknowledging the challenges that come with their very different upbringings.
—Ashley Vega, PEOPLE, 23 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for upbringing
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The commission directed the department to come up with a drought response strategy after an extremely dry year in 2021 led to dismal quail reproduction and rearing, Harding said.—
Brandon Loomis,
AZCentral.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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Roger Hodgson, a posh young guitarist whose post-private school rearing clashed with Davies' own humble origins, wound up gelling with Davies, and Supertramp was born — after a few months under the moniker of Daddy.—
Ryan Coleman,
Entertainment Weekly,
8 Sep. 2025
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There’s also value in opening up about your parenting experiences, something Shepherd does on her talk show.—
Anna Halkidis,
Parents,
7 Oct. 2025
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Reading has undeniable benefits—vocabulary, empathy, knowledge—but culture frames it as a moral good, a marker of superior parenting.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
6 Oct. 2025
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In addition to her, around six other IDF widows are pursuing parenthood using sperm retrieved from their deceased husbands.—
Amelie Botbol,
FOXNews.com,
5 Oct. 2025
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Their journey into parenthood began in 2012 with the birth of their first son, Logan, via surrogate.—
Jane LaCroix,
PEOPLE,
4 Oct. 2025
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But the team’s July signing of former Dolphins sixth-round pick Cornell Armstrong was different, and eyebrow-raising, because Armstrong hadn’t appeared in an NFL game since the 2022 season.—
Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
2 Oct. 2025
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Organizers described the flag-raising as a gesture of goodwill toward Philadelphia’s Chinese-American community and a celebration of international ties.—
Brendan Cole,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Sep. 2025
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