well brought upadjective
uk/ˌwel brɔːt ˈʌp/us/ˌwel brɑːt ˈʌp/approvingPeople, especially children, who are well brought up are polite and act in a quiet and pleasant way, because they have been taught this behaviour at home:
Despite the family's problems, the children were well brought up.
[ before noun ] He was a very well-brought-up young man.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Behaving well
- be (as) good as gold idiom
- be on your best behaviour idiom
- behave
- best
- breeding
- child
- children should be seen and not heard idiom
- decorous
- demure
- example
- good
- gracious
- keep your nose clean idiom
- nose
- polite
- set an example idiom
- well behaved
- well bred
- well mannered
- well spoken