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
Noun
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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
Noun
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Sometimes, that means forgoing online parenting advice and trusting our own instincts.—
Robyn Koslowitz,
Parents,
16 Sep. 2025
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The couple has largely kept their parenting private, but this values post may signal how mightily fatherhood is shaping Justin's priorities — and how the pair are raising their son.—
Daniella Gray,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 Sep. 2025
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Our first hint at the game’s focus on parenthood comes at the very beginning.—
G Kirilloff,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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As our narrator is beginning to discover, parenthood brings all the risks and hazards of quotidian life to the fore.—
Deborah Treisman,
New Yorker,
14 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 18 Sep. 2025.
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