upbringing

American  

[uhp-bring-ing] / ˈʌpˌbrɪŋ ɪŋ /

noun

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.

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upbringing British  

/ ˈʌpˌbrɪŋɪŋ /

noun

1. Also called: bringing-up.  the education of a person during his formative years

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Etymology

Origin of upbringing

First recorded in 1475–85; gerund of upbring “to rear children” (obsolete since the 16th century)

Example Sentences

“Parents have a fundamental right, recognized by the Supreme Court for over a century, to direct their children’s upbringing,” Jonna said.

From Los Angeles Times

“When I was doing all the research, I started questioning my own upbringing,” She said.

From Salon

Luckily, the new style fitted nicely with my natural conservative and frugal upbringing.

From Barron's

During my own internship at the Star just out of college, I found that my KCK upbringing conferred upon me a kind of savage respect.

From The Wall Street Journal

"And I could see among my research cohort there was a merging of those things with the ethics of their Jewish upbringing."

From BBC