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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Similarly, my Italian upbringing has informed a shopping ethos that’s driven by quality and pride in investing whenever possible, not to signal status but to ensure the longevity of a good.
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Caroline Reilly, Robb Report, 3 Jan. 2025
His upbringing on a peanut farm instilled in him a strong work ethic and a deep sense of values that shaped his presidency and his life beyond.
—Melissa Noel, Essence, 30 Dec. 2024
The article included other remarks related to Carter’s faith — such as the importance of the separation of church and state, a conviction born of Carter’s Southern Baptist upbringing — but the adultery comment opened a rift with Carter’s kin in Christ.
—Liam Adams, The Tennessean, 29 Dec. 2024
Following her 2007 divorce from Federline, 46, the pop star was placed under a conservatorship controlled by her father, Jamie Spears, for the majority of her children's upbringing.
—Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 26 Dec. 2024
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Caroline Reilly, Robb Report, 3 Jan. 2025
His upbringing on a peanut farm instilled in him a strong work ethic and a deep sense of values that shaped his presidency and his life beyond.
—Melissa Noel, Essence, 30 Dec. 2024
The article included other remarks related to Carter’s faith — such as the importance of the separation of church and state, a conviction born of Carter’s Southern Baptist upbringing — but the adultery comment opened a rift with Carter’s kin in Christ.
—Liam Adams, The Tennessean, 29 Dec. 2024
Following her 2007 divorce from Federline, 46, the pop star was placed under a conservatorship controlled by her father, Jamie Spears, for the majority of her children's upbringing.
—Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 26 Dec. 2024
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“Upbringing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/upbringing. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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