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Upbringing

The traits acquired during one's childhood training

📖 Definitions of "Upbringing"

noun

1
The traits acquired during one's childhood training
2
The raising or training of a child.
"Through her upbringing, Mildred's father had carefully programmed her to expect very little from life."

8 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
nurtureverb	The act or process of encouraging the growth or development of something.
nurturing	Refers to being caring; something which nurtures.
fosteringnoun	encouragement; aiding the development of something
fosteragenoun	The act of fostering another's child as if it were one's own.
rearingnoun	Act of raising young.
raisingnoun	Nurturing; cultivation; providing sustenance and protection for a living thing from conception to maturity.
bringing upnoun	raising someone to be an accepted member of the community
breedingnoun	Propagation of offspring through sexual reproduction.

Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.

Word	Definition
fosteringnoun	encouragement; aiding the development of something
rearingnoun	Act of raising young.
fosteragenoun	The act of fostering another's child as if it were one's own.
nurturenoun	The act or process of encouraging the growth or development of something.
raisingnoun	Nurturing; cultivation; providing sustenance and protection for a living thing from conception to maturity.
breedingnoun	Propagation of offspring through sexual reproduction.
bringing upnoun	raising someone to be an accepted member of the community
nurturing	Refers to being caring; something which nurtures.
parentingnoun	The process of raising and educating a child from birth until adulthood.
childrearingnoun	The raising of children; parenting.
fosternoun	(uncountable) The care given to another; guardianship.
parentalnoun	A person fulfilling a parental role.
politenessnoun	(uncountable) The quality of being polite.
teachingnoun	The profession of educating people; the activity that a teacher does when he/she teaches.
formationnoun	The act of assembling a group or structure. [from 14th c.]
schoolingnoun	Institutional education; attendance of school.
trainingnoun	The activity of imparting and acquiring skills.
dependencynoun	A state of dependence; a refusal to exercise initiative.
educateverb	(transitive) To instruct or train.
educative	Serving to educate; educational.