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Definition of "upbringing" []

  • The rearing and training received during childhood. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "upbringing" in a sentence
  • "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?)"
  • "The only disparate element in her upbringing is her novel-loving, chain-smoking, lesbian grandmother who lives with them."
  • "Connavar, because of his upbringing is a troubled and not overly psychologically stable individual, but does have heroic qualities."