upbringing
/ˈʌpbrɪŋɪŋ
/noun
The treatment and instruction received by a child from its parents throughout its childhood: she had had a Christian upbringing he was a countryman by upbringing...
- Tyson has been heavily influenced by his childhood, his upbringing, his mother.
- ‘No, we were raised with completely different upbringings,’ Zoe began to explain.
- Most of this was due to her parents, her controlled upbringing and her feelings towards the disease.
Synonyms
bringing up, rearing, raising, breeding, care, upkeep, cultivation, fostering, tending;
nurture, training, teaching, education;
childhood, early life, family history, background;
nature, character;
in ancient Greece paideia
Origin
Late 15th century: from obsolete upbring 'to rear' (see up-, bring).