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upbringing
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up·bring·ing  (pbrngng)
n.
The rearing and training received during childhood.

upbringing [ˈʌpˌbrɪŋɪŋ]
n
(Social Science / Education) the education of a person during his formative years Also called bringing-up
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.upbringing - properties acquired during a person's formative years
heritage, inheritance - any attribute or immaterial possession that is inherited from ancestors; "my only inheritance was my mother's blessing"; "the world's heritage of knowledge"
breeding, training, education - the result of good upbringing (especially knowledge of correct social behavior); "a woman of breeding and refinement"
nurture, rearing, raising - the properties acquired as a consequence of the way you were treated as a child
2.upbringing - helping someone grow up to be an accepted member of the community; "they debated whether nature or nurture was more important"
acculturation, enculturation, socialisation, socialization - the adoption of the behavior patterns of the surrounding culture; "the socialization of children to the norms of their culture"

upbringing
noun education, training, breeding, rearing, care, raising, tending, bringing-up, nurture, cultivation Martin's upbringing shaped his whole life.
Translations
upbringing [ˈʌpˌbrɪŋɪŋ] Neducación f

upbringing [ˈʌpbrɪŋɪŋ] néducation f
to have a good upbringing → avoir une bonne éducation, recevoir une bonne éducation
to have a strict upbringing → avoir une éducation stricte, recevoir une éducation stricte

upbringing
nErziehung f; (= manners also)Kinderstube f; to have a good upbringingeine gute Kinderstube haben; we had a strict upbringingwir hatten (als Kinder) eine strenge Erziehung; he hasn’t got any upbringinger hat keine Kinderstube

upbringing [ˈʌpˌbrɪŋɪŋ] neducazione f

upbringing
n upbringing [ˈapbriŋiŋ]
(an example of) the process of bringing up a child He had a stern upbringing. opvoeding, opbringing تَرْبِيَه، تَنْشِئَه отглеждане výchova opdragelse die Erziehung ανατροφή educación kasvatus تربیت kasvatus éducation חִינוּך पालन-पोषण odgoj (fel)nevelés (gyereké) uppeldi educazione しつけ 양육 auklėjimas audzināšana didikan opvoeding oppdragelse wychowanie educação educaţie воспитание výchova vzgoja vaspitanje uppfostran การเลี้ยงดูอบรมสั่งสอน yetiş(tir)me, terbiye 養育 виховання تربيت، پرورش sự giáo dục, dạy dỗ

upbringing تربية výchova opdragelse Erziehung ανατροφή educación kasvatus éducation odgoj educazione しつけ 양육 opvoeding oppdragelse wychowanie criação, educação воспитание uppfostran การเลี้ยงดูอบรมสั่งสอน yetiştirilme sự dạy dỗ 抚育


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