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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Shania Russell, EW.com, 11 Mar. 2025
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The outlet reported that his upbringing—raised Catholic but later discovering in his teenage years that his mother was Jewish—shaped his philosophical themes, driving him to challenge audiences to seek deeper meaning.
—William Lambers, Newsweek, 7 Mar. 2025
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Shania Russell, EW.com, 11 Mar. 2025
For the San Diego native, the fusion of the two genres has always been an organic progression, molded by his upbringing and diverse interests.
—Okla Jones, Essence, 10 Mar. 2025
Watch Trailer For New Luigi Mangione Doc His experiment was an indisputable failure: in spite of his upbringing as a girl, Brenda always felt like a boy and endured a childhood of torment.
—Elizabeth Yuko, Rolling Stone, 8 Mar. 2025
The outlet reported that his upbringing—raised Catholic but later discovering in his teenage years that his mother was Jewish—shaped his philosophical themes, driving him to challenge audiences to seek deeper meaning.
—William Lambers, Newsweek, 7 Mar. 2025
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“Upbringing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/upbringing. Accessed 31 Mar. 2025.
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