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
Meta argues that upbringing is responsible for her mental health challenges, not social media.
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Clare Duffy, CNN Money, 22 Feb. 2026
Former Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa — the first speaker, as drawn by lot — spoke of his upbringing in a home riven by alcoholism and domestic violence.
—Los Angeles Times, 22 Feb. 2026
The song went on to inspire a 2018 movie of the same name, which chronicled Millard’s tumultuous upbringing and grossed a staggering $86 million worldwide on a $7 million budget.
—Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 21 Feb. 2026
Last month, Crawford's daughter Kaia Gerber opened up about her childhood in an interview with Harper's Bazaar, revealing that her upbringing was slightly unconventional.
—Hannah Malach, InStyle, 20 Feb. 2026
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Clare Duffy, CNN Money, 22 Feb. 2026
Former Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa — the first speaker, as drawn by lot — spoke of his upbringing in a home riven by alcoholism and domestic violence.
—Los Angeles Times, 22 Feb. 2026
The song went on to inspire a 2018 movie of the same name, which chronicled Millard’s tumultuous upbringing and grossed a staggering $86 million worldwide on a $7 million budget.
—Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 21 Feb. 2026
Last month, Crawford's daughter Kaia Gerber opened up about her childhood in an interview with Harper's Bazaar, revealing that her upbringing was slightly unconventional.
—Hannah Malach, InStyle, 20 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for upbringing
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But a new partnership between the Clinton Foundation and the nonprofit Supply Bank is giving California parents help with this inescapable cost of child-rearing.—
Chase Hunter,
Mercury News,
24 Feb. 2026
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With Mattie doing the child-rearing, John threw himself into music.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
17 Feb. 2026
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With her husband deported, parenting will be entirely her responsibility.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
1 Mar. 2026
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So my friends and I decided to try our own group therapy courtesy of a classic best-selling parenting book.—
Vicki Glembocki,
Parents,
28 Feb. 2026
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Underneath the broad comedy, the sagging and the seeping, Meat Suit is about that sense of loss — or rather, of constant flux, root-level change that, in truth, is always going on in our physical and ephemeral selves, but that the upending jolt of parenthood brings right to the surface.—
Sara Holdren,
Vulture,
26 Feb. 2026
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Baby Frida, in a response to the backlash, says the brand has always used humor to discuss the messier aspects of parenthood.—
Julia Gomez,
USA Today,
26 Feb. 2026
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Talarico hates everything about fund-raising.—
Tad Friend,
New Yorker,
23 Feb. 2026
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This is not just awareness-raising, but an attempt to redefine masculinity as less stoic, more self-aware, and more human.—
Stefania Conrieri,
Vanity Fair,
20 Feb. 2026
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“Upbringing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/upbringing. Accessed 3 Mar. 2026.
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