Synonyms for upbringing
ˈʌpˌbrɪŋ ɪŋup·bring·ing

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1. upbringingnoun

   properties acquired during a person's formative years

   Synonyms:
   raising, rearing, bringing up, fosterage, fostering, nurture, breeding

2. breeding, bringing up, fostering, fosterage, nurture, raising, rearing, upbringingnoun

   helping someone grow up to be an accepted member of the community

   "they debated whether nature or nurture was more important"

   Synonyms:
   rearing, education, breeding, fostering, nurture, facts of life, gentility, training, bringing up, elevation, procreation, lift, raising, fosterage, reproduction, genteelness

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1. • Heritage
   • Socialization

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1. List of paraphrases for "upbringing":

   education, rearing, childrearing, raising, child-rearing, nurturing, 'éducation, parenting

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1. Sam Brown:

   He was raised inside the Beltway. His grandfather and his dad were both U.S. senators. His mom was a prominent lobbyist in D.C., he had a very elite and exclusive upbringing and opportunities.

2. Katherine Foss:

   There is a lot of information on Anita Hill upbringing. Even on Fox News, they had a story where someone said, I understand why Anita Hill didn't come forward sooner, this is not something you saw with Anita Hill. That kind of empathetic view is a big difference between what we saw in the'90s versus now.

3. Diane Foley:

   So he, in a sense, had a privileged upbringing, so to me that makes that even more sad that he'd want to use his gifts for such evil and such hatred. It's very frightening to me.

4. Ron Johnson:

   I appreciate the fact that Lt. Gov. Barnes had loving parents, school teacher, father that worked third shift. So he had a good upbringing, i guess what puzzles me with that is with that upbringing, why has he turned against America?

5. Gary Zerola Gary Zerola:

   Statistically speaking, I should be in debt or in jail because of the upbringing I had.