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up·bring·ing

(ŭp′brĭng′ĭng)
n.
The rearing and training received during childhood.
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upbringing

(ˈʌpˌbrɪŋɪŋ)
n
(Education) the education of a person during his or her formative years. Also called: bringing-up
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up•bring•ing

(ˈʌpˌbrɪŋ ɪŋ)

n.
the care and training of children or a particular type of such care and training.
[1475–85]
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun 1. 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"
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upbringing

noun education, training, breeding, rearing, care, raising, tending, bringing-up, nurture, cultivation Martin's upbringing shaped his whole life.
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Translations
تَرْبِيَة تَرْبِيَه، تَنْشِئَه
výchova
opdragelse
kasvatus
odgoj
felnevelésnevelés
uppeldi
しつけ
양육
audzināšana
uppfostran
การเลี้ยงดูอบรมสั่งสอน
sự dạy dỗ

upbringing

[ˈʌpˌbrɪŋɪŋ] N → educación f
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upbringing

[ˈʌpbrɪŋɪŋ] n → éducation 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
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upbringing

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

[ˈʌpˌbrɪŋɪŋ] n → educazione f
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upbringing

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

→ تَرْبِيَة 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 教养
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