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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Regretfully, Jamie’s normal upbringing couldn’t prevent his eventual horrific crime.
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Mark Travers, Forbes, 24 Mar. 2025
Shah told me that pizza was a big part of her upbringing in Michigan.
—Hannah Goldfield, The New Yorker, 24 Mar. 2025
Same approach for his star, who relished the challenge of playing two men from similar upbringings who then took such different approaches to their lives in the Mafia.
—Marco Della Cava, USA TODAY, 20 Mar. 2025
The hybrid of his urban upbringing in conjunction with that musical diversity would come to inform the music Ryder would make, with the Motor City itself continually seeping in.
—Jim Ryan, Forbes, 21 Mar. 2025
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Mark Travers, Forbes, 24 Mar. 2025
Shah told me that pizza was a big part of her upbringing in Michigan.
—Hannah Goldfield, The New Yorker, 24 Mar. 2025
Same approach for his star, who relished the challenge of playing two men from similar upbringings who then took such different approaches to their lives in the Mafia.
—Marco Della Cava, USA TODAY, 20 Mar. 2025
The hybrid of his urban upbringing in conjunction with that musical diversity would come to inform the music Ryder would make, with the Motor City itself continually seeping in.
—Jim Ryan, Forbes, 21 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for upbringing
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“Upbringing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/upbringing. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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