B2nounrelationshipspsychology
US/ˈʌp.brɪŋ.ɪŋ/
UK/ˈʌp.brɪŋ.ɪŋ/
the way a child is cared for and taught how to behave while growing up
In context
Her strict upbringing in a military family taught her to value discipline.
Psychologists study how a person's upbringing shapes their adult relationships.
He had a fairly ordinary upbringing in a small town near Hue.
Words that go with upbringing
adjective + noun
- strict upbringingDespite her strict upbringing, she became a rebellious teenager.
- religious upbringingHis religious upbringing still influences many of the choices he makes.
- middle-class upbringingShe had a comfortable middle-class upbringing in Ho Chi Minh City.
- privileged upbringingCritics say his privileged upbringing makes it hard for him to understand poverty.
- traditional upbringingA traditional upbringing taught her to respect and care for older relatives.
- happy upbringingBoth brothers credit their happy upbringing to their patient, loving mother.