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upbringing in WordNet English dictionary

noun
  1. helping someone grow up to be an accepted member of the community
    "they debated whether nature or nurture was more important"
    breeding  bringing up  fostering  fosterage  nurture  raising  rearing  upbringing 
  2. properties acquired during a person's formative years
    upbringing 
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upbringing in English Wiktionary

 
  1. (noun) The traits acquired during one's childhood training
  2. (noun) The raising or training of a child.
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