noun
- the care and training children receive while growing up; the process of raising and educating children
Usage: plural form of upbringing
Examples
- The children had very different upbringings despite being siblings.
- Their strict religious upbringings shaped their moral values.
- Students from various cultural upbringings attended the international school.
- The study compared upbringings in urban versus rural environments.
- Both candidates spoke about their humble upbringings during the debate.
- The therapist discussed how different upbringings affect adult relationships.