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UPBRINGING: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for UPBRINGING?

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Upbringing as a Noun
Definitions of "Upbringing" as a noun
Synonyms of "Upbringing" as a noun (10 Words)
Usage Examples of "Upbringing" as a noun
Associations of "Upbringing" (30 Words)

The synonyms of “Upbringing” are: breeding, fosterage, fostering, nurture, raising, rearing, care, upkeep, cultivation, tending

Upbringing as a Noun

Definitions of "Upbringing" as a noun

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “upbringing” as a noun can have the following definitions:

Properties acquired during a person's formative years.
The treatment and instruction received by a child from its parents throughout its childhood.
Helping someone grow up to be an accepted member of the community.

Synonyms of "Upbringing" as a noun (10 Words)

breeding	The production of animals or plants by inbreeding or hybridization. A woman of breeding* and refinement.*
care	Serious attention or consideration applied to doing something correctly or to avoid damage or risk. No medical care* was required.*
cultivation	The process of fostering the growth of something. The cultivation* of arable crops.*
fosterage	Helping someone grow up to be an accepted member of the community. Fosterage was commonplace with the support of the extended family.
fostering	Encouragement; aiding the development of something.
nurture	The action or process of nurturing someone or something. The nurture* of children.*
raising	The properties acquired as a consequence of the way you were treated as a child. A raising* of the land resulting from volcanic activity.*
rearing	The properties acquired as a consequence of the way you were treated as a child.
tending	The work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something.
upkeep	The process of keeping something in good condition. Payments for the children s upkeep.

Usage Examples of "Upbringing" as a noun

She had had a Christian upbringing.
He was a countryman by upbringing.

Associations of "Upbringing" (30 Words)

adoption	A legal proceeding that creates a parent-child relation between persons not related by blood; the adopted child is entitled to all privileges belonging to a natural child of the adoptive parents (including the right to inherit. Private adoptions are illegal in Britain.
austere	Practicing great self-denial- William James. He was an austere* man with a rigidly puritanical outlook.*
baby	Treat someone as a baby pamper or be overprotective towards. This project is his baby.
breed	Rear and train (someone) to behave in a particular way or have certain qualities. He experimented on a particular breed* of white rats.*
breeding	The production of animals or plants by inbreeding or hybridization. That s the kind of modesty you get from good breeding.
elevation	The raising of the consecrated elements for adoration at Mass. A dancer of exceptional elevation.
exacting	Requiring precise accuracy. The exacting* standards laid down by the organic food industry.*
feeding	The act of consuming food.
formalism	The practice of scrupulous adherence to prescribed or external forms. There is a formalism* which expresses the idea of superposition.*
foster	Bring up under fosterage of children. A person who would foster* Holly was found.*
housework	The work of cleaning and running a house. I was busy doing housework* when the doorbell rang.*
increasing	Music increasing in tempo and or volume. The increasing* numbers of students.*
martinet	Someone who demands exact conformity to rules and forms. A martinet* of a staff officer.*
mounting	The action of mounting something. The mounting* of rapid fire guns.*
nurture	Look after a child until it is an adult. Nurture his talents.
parent	Be or act as a parent to a child. Stems will root down creating a new crown near the parent.
raise	Raise the level or amount of something. Raise the roof.
raising	The event of something being raised upward. A cost raising* increase in the basic wage rate.*
rearing	Rearing on left hind leg with forelegs elevated and head usually in profile.
reproduction	A copy of a work of art, especially a print or photograph of a painting. The design was changed to allow louder reproduction.
rigid	Incapable of adapting or changing to meet circumstances. A face rigid* with pain.*
rigorous	Harsh and demanding. Rigorous application of the law.
rigour	The quality of being valid and rigorous. His analysis is lacking in rigour.
severity	Excessive sternness. She stared at me with mock severity.
spartan	Showing or characterized by austerity or a lack of comfort or luxury. The accommodation was fairly spartan.
strict	Characterized by strictness severity or restraint. Strict standards.
stringency	A state occasioned by scarcity of money and a shortage of credit.
stringent	Demanding strict attention to rules and procedures. Stringent safety measures.
training	Activity leading to skilled behavior. You ll have to go into strict training.
unbending	Reserved, formal, or strict in one’s behaviour or attitudes; austere and inflexible. An unbending* will to dominate.*