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upbringing

up·bring·ing

upbringing

 
pronunciation:
uhp brIng Ing
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part of speech: noun
definition: the training and rearing of a child or children.
He'd had a strict upbringing, and the freedom of college was unsettling.One's upbringing influences one's decisions later in life.
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