upbringing in English dictionary

  • upbringing

    Meanings and definitions of "upbringing"

    • The traits acquired during one's childhood training
    • The raising or training of a child.
    • noun
      The traits acquired during one's childhood training
    • noun
      The raising or training of a child.
    • traits
    • raising or training
    • The way in which a child is cared for and taught while it is growing up
    • noun
      helping someone grow up to be an accepted member of the community; "they debated whether nature or nurture was more important"
    • noun
      properties acquired during a person's formative years

    Synonyms of "upbringing" in English dictionary

    socialisation, fosterage, bringing up are the top synonyms of "upbringing" in the English thesaurus.

    Grammar and declension of upbringing

    • upbringing ( plural  upbringings)
    • upbringing (countable and uncountable, plural upbringings)
  • Upbringing

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