upbringing

IPA: ˈʌpbrɪŋɪŋ

noun

  • The traits acquired during one's childhood training
  • The raising or training of a child.
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Examples of "upbringing" in Sentences

  • The only disparate element in her upbringing is her novel-loving, chain-smoking, lesbian grandmother who lives with them.
  • Independent-minded Bess Crawford's upbringing is far different from that of the usual upper-middle-class British gentlewoman.
  • Connavar, because of his upbringing is a troubled and not overly psychologically stable individual, but does have heroic qualities.
  • The one, by fortune of birth and upbringing, is strong and capable; the other, by fortune of birth and upbringing, is not so strong or capable.
  • In "Love Song", he puts a Harry Chapinesque melody with lyrics describing a girl, who despite having a perfectly charmed upbringing is still a bitch.
  • Not much of a cook, but I love reading your recipes as they sound so delicious and your upbringing is the makings for a good read. (hint, hint, a book in your future?)

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