upbringing
noun
up·bring·ing
ˈəp-ˌbriŋ-iŋ 
: early training
especially
: a particular way of bringing up a child
had a strict upbringing
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She’s frequently talked about Asian-American representation and how being mixed-race has affected her upbringing.
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He's had this wonderful upbringing by these two parents that loved him and were very healthy, and her background was much different than that.
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For all the impermanence — packing up and relocating just about every two years — Hutson said his upbringing was in many ways ideal, shaping his outlook to this day.
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Lea Veloso, StyleCaster, 17 July 2025
He's had this wonderful upbringing by these two parents that loved him and were very healthy, and her background was much different than that.
—EW.com, 16 July 2025
For all the impermanence — packing up and relocating just about every two years — Hutson said his upbringing was in many ways ideal, shaping his outlook to this day.
—Mark Z. Barabak, Twin Cities, 15 July 2025
Values were a big part of my upbringing, and one of those values was hustle.
—Noel Burgess, Forbes.com, 15 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for upbringing
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upbringing
noun
up·bring·ing
ˈəp-ˌbriŋ-iŋ
: the process or way of bringing up and training
had a strict upbringing
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