upbringing — index education, instruction (teaching) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
upbringing — 1510s, act of rearing a young person, from UP (Cf. up) + bringing (see BRING (Cf. bring)). Mainly in Scottish till c.1870, when it became general … Etymology dictionary
upbringing — ► NOUN ▪ the treatment and instruction received throughout one s childhood … English terms dictionary
upbringing — [up′briŋ΄iŋ] n. [ger. of obs. upbring, to rear, train (< ME upbryngen: see UP & BRING)] the training and education received while growing up; rearing; nurture … English World dictionary
upbringing — [[t]ʌ̱pbrɪŋɪŋ[/t]] N UNCOUNT: usu with supp Your upbringing is the way that your parents treat you and the things that they teach you when you are growing up. Martin s upbringing shaped his whole life... Sam s mother said her son had a good… … English dictionary
upbringing — n. smb. s family; religious upbringing * * * religious upbringing s family smb … Combinatory dictionary
upbringing — noun Date: 1520 early training; especially a particular way of bringing up a child < had a strict upbringing > … New Collegiate Dictionary
upbringing — /up bring ing/, n. 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. [1475 85; UP + BRINGING] * * * … Universalium
upbringing — noun a) The traits acquired during ones childhood training Through her upbringing, Mildreds father had carefully programmed her to expect very little from life. b) The raising or training of a child. See Also … Wiktionary
upbringing — up|bring|ing [ˈʌpˌbrıŋıŋ] n [singular, U] the way that your parents care for you and teach you to behave when you are growing up ▪ Mike had had a strict upbringing … Dictionary of contemporary English
