Noun: upbringing 'úp,bring-ing
- Helping someone grow up to be an accepted member of the community
"they debated whether nature or upbringing was more important";
- breeding, bringing up, fostering, fosterage, nurture, raising, rearing
- Properties acquired during a person's formative years
"His strict upbringing was evident in his disciplined approach to work"
Derived forms: upbringings
Type of: acculturation, enculturation, heritage, inheritance, socialisation [Brit], socialization
Encyclopedia: Upbringing