upbringing

[uhp-bring-ing]

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.

upbringing

/ ˈʌpˌbrɪŋɪŋ /

noun

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of upbringing¹

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

Example Sentences

Their granddaughter didn’t know any of that history until her 20s, because her upbringing in 1980s Orange County was “like a John Hughes movie.”

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In reading these words, you may have surmised that there are a few differences between my husband’s upbringing and my own.

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Her religious upbringing began to reach a point where she wasn’t connecting with it anymore.

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Karen's parents were divorced and she had a turbulent upbringing plagued with custody issues that saw her go into care at the age of 10.

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The pieces weave together his upbringing, a life in New York and his journey to L.A.

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