Definition of "upbringings" []

• Plural form of upbringing. (noun)

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• "A significant portion of our upbringings is dedicated to the avoidance of information."
• "Granted some of us may have had to grow up in upbringings that were not ideal but its knowing that we have the power to say NO I want better in family values and wholesomeness for my own children ..."
• "Conversely, the behavior displayed by the law enforcement personnel in this article as well as that of Wall Street bankers, both of whom enjoyed the very best of 'upbringings', might indeed lend some credence to the eugenicist's line of thinking …"