upbringing
noun
up·bring·ing
ˈəp-ˌbriŋ-iŋ 
: early training
especially
: a particular way of bringing up a child
had a strict upbringing
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Popular on Variety One surprising sight — chickens in a study, cleaned away by a woman describing her upbringing on a farm — is only an appetizer for what’s to come.
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Stephen Saito, Variety, 18 Dec. 2024
Today, Flamingo Estate embodies Christiansen’s upbringing on an Australian farm and his vision for connecting people to the natural world through products like honey, heirloom tomatoes, olive oil, candles, and soap—all infused with elegance and purpose.
—Karin Eldor, Forbes, 17 Dec. 2024
The nature of this acclaim is eliciting an unusual level of glee from Trump — a man who biographers say has never quite left behind the outer-borough imprint of his upbringing in Queens, N.Y., where his family’s wealth was never enough to buy him full entrée into the Manhattan cultural elite.
—Niall Stanage, The Hill, 14 Dec. 2024
The meaningful gatherings began as a way to maintain the spirited rivalry of the two programs while bringing together either side in the hours before kickoff, an atypical ritual that partly defined the Manion’s upbringing.
—Sam Cohn, Baltimore Sun, 14 Dec. 2024
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Stephen Saito, Variety, 18 Dec. 2024
Today, Flamingo Estate embodies Christiansen’s upbringing on an Australian farm and his vision for connecting people to the natural world through products like honey, heirloom tomatoes, olive oil, candles, and soap—all infused with elegance and purpose.
—Karin Eldor, Forbes, 17 Dec. 2024
The nature of this acclaim is eliciting an unusual level of glee from Trump — a man who biographers say has never quite left behind the outer-borough imprint of his upbringing in Queens, N.Y., where his family’s wealth was never enough to buy him full entrée into the Manhattan cultural elite.
—Niall Stanage, The Hill, 14 Dec. 2024
The meaningful gatherings began as a way to maintain the spirited rivalry of the two programs while bringing together either side in the hours before kickoff, an atypical ritual that partly defined the Manion’s upbringing.
—Sam Cohn, Baltimore Sun, 14 Dec. 2024
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“Upbringing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/upbringing. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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upbringing
noun
up·bring·ing
ˈəp-ˌbriŋ-iŋ
: the process or way of bringing up and training
had a strict upbringing
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