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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Similar physical descriptions, same upbringing, etc.
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Literary Hub, 9 Apr. 2026
Heather Graham is opening up about how her strict, religious upbringing led her to break away from her family and build a life on her own terms.
—Ashley Hume, FOXNews.com, 9 Apr. 2026
Defense attorneys urged jurors to spare Banegas because of his troubled upbringing, which was filled with abuse, neglect and violence.
—Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 8 Apr. 2026
The band members have left their Latter-day Saint upbringing behind, but Oli doesn’t downplay the difficulty of that decision.
—Lily Moayeri, SPIN, 6 Apr. 2026
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Literary Hub, 9 Apr. 2026
Heather Graham is opening up about how her strict, religious upbringing led her to break away from her family and build a life on her own terms.
—Ashley Hume, FOXNews.com, 9 Apr. 2026
Defense attorneys urged jurors to spare Banegas because of his troubled upbringing, which was filled with abuse, neglect and violence.
—Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 8 Apr. 2026
The band members have left their Latter-day Saint upbringing behind, but Oli doesn’t downplay the difficulty of that decision.
—Lily Moayeri, SPIN, 6 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for upbringing
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The findings suggest silk’s impacts are concentrated earlier in the supply chain than previously assumed—particularly in mulberry cultivation and silkworm rearing.—
Alexandra Harrell,
Footwear News,
13 Apr. 2026
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Being taught society’s standard eating rituals, so as not to disgust others by violating them, was certainly a useful part of ordinary child-rearing.—
Judith Martin,
Sun Sentinel,
31 Mar. 2026
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There’s also really great parenting body horror in the show, like when Bodhi has explosive diarrhea into your mouth.—
Jennifer Wilson,
New Yorker,
12 Apr. 2026
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Many children who come from the foster care system have never learned to depend on consistent, reliable adults, so typical parenting practices may not work.—
Dr. Andrew Garner,
Boston Herald,
12 Apr. 2026
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Between rising costs, vanishing support systems and nonstop scrutiny, parenthood, as Ej Dickson describes in One Bad Mother, has started to feel less like a choice than a trap.—
Micah Barkley,
Bloomberg,
10 Apr. 2026
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Additionally, Robinhood can cross-sell other financial products to guardians and minors, with Compass Point noting the company's target user base of Millennials & Gen Zs is already closer to prime parenthood age than Schwab's average account holder.—
Tanaya Macheel,
CNBC,
8 Apr. 2026
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Google recommends parking your car safely and using the Meet app on your phone to access features such as hand raising, questions and answers, polls, and text chat.—
James Peckham,
PC Magazine,
14 Apr. 2026
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In France, people protested for months against Emmanuel Macron in 2023 over the raising of the retirement age from 62 to 64.—
Idrees Kahloon,
The Atlantic,
13 Apr. 2026
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“Upbringing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/upbringing. Accessed 17 Apr. 2026.
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