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
So my whole upbringing was hiding and carrying this huge weight and secret.
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Carly Thomas,
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19 June 2026
Wanting to break generational trauma Becoming a parent is a rollercoaster of emotions that sometimes prompts people to reflect on their own upbringings and childhood memories.
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Jennifer Hassan,
USA Today,
19 June 2026
Dishes hail from across the Caribbean and are influenced by Carmichael’s own upbringing on Barbados.
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Jeremy Repanich,
Robb Report,
16 June 2026
Sirianni’s choice of vocation wasn’t all that surprising, given his upbringing.
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Michael Silver,
New York Times,
16 June 2026
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Carly Thomas,
HollywoodReporter,
19 June 2026
Wanting to break generational trauma Becoming a parent is a rollercoaster of emotions that sometimes prompts people to reflect on their own upbringings and childhood memories.
—
Jennifer Hassan,
USA Today,
19 June 2026
Dishes hail from across the Caribbean and are influenced by Carmichael’s own upbringing on Barbados.
—
Jeremy Repanich,
Robb Report,
16 June 2026
Sirianni’s choice of vocation wasn’t all that surprising, given his upbringing.
—
Michael Silver,
New York Times,
16 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for upbringing
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Cold-water releases can also help prevent rivers from heating up to lethal temperatures during critical spawning, rearing and migration periods.
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Cultural differences on child-rearing take an extreme turn when child-protection services become involved, and the divisions reflect a bigger battle between conservative and progressive values.
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This is what gentle parenting gets you, Rhaenyra.
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His father, a neurosurgeon, had a demanding schedule, which meant that much of the parenting fell to Mahajan's mother.
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The film explores themes of parenthood that resonated with Grint, himself a father of two.
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Managers frequently make assumptions about what an employee can handle based on their personal life events, such as returning from medical leave or navigating parenthood.
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Bradley the author eventually conceded that his research had been faulty and that the flag-raising in which his father had been involved was photographed by a Marine photographer earlier on the morning of February 23, 1945, and that Doc Bradley was not depicted in the famous Rosenthal photo.
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The event kicked off with a March of Black Excellence that included more than 100 Black young people ranging from middle school through college age before the flag-raising and a performance of the Black National Anthem sung by Chicago recording artist Nialand.
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