upbringing

Everyday

1. Your upbringing is the way your parents or carers raised you as a child: how they cared for you, taught you and what they believed was right. tree →
2. Upbringing can also mean the place and conditions you grew up in. tree →

In the lessons

In PSHE and ethics lessons it explains why people have different manners, beliefs and habits: a strict upbringing, a religious upbringing, a farm upbringing. In stories it tells the reader about a character's past. It also appears with foster care and adoption in lessons about families. Phrases: «a strict upbringing», «a happy upbringing», «a religious upbringing», «because of his upbringing».

Examples

• She had a happy upbringing on a farm in Ireland. tree →
• His strict upbringing taught him to be on time. tree →
• Children in foster care can still have a loving upbringing. tree →
• Her upbringing in a big family made her good at sharing. tree →
• They gave their children a religious upbringing. tree →
• Your upbringing shapes you, but you can still make your own choices. tree →
• He engaged a competent dragon to look after her, and also a respectable griffin whose birth and upbringing he knew all about. tree →

Note

Usually singular: «an upbringing», «her upbringing»; plural is rare. One word. Verb: «bring up» (to bring up a child). Not the same as «education», which is more about school learning.