upbringing

UK: /ˈʌpbrɪŋɪŋ/ US: /ˈʌpˌbrɪŋɪŋ/ ,(up′bring′ing)

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026

up•bring•ing /ˈʌpˌbrɪŋɪŋ/   n. 

1. [countable* usually singular] the care and training of children or a particular type of such care and training:
   He had a religious upbringing.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026

up•bring•ing  (up′bring′ing), n. 

1. the care and training of young children or a particular type of such care and training:
   His religious upbringing fitted him to be a missionary.

• up- + bringing 1475–85

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upbringing / ˈʌpˌbrɪŋɪŋ/ noun

1. the education of a person during his or her formative years