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# upbringing

noun (upbringing, usually singular; an upbringing)

«upbringing» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## 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 →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/upbringing/#m1)
2. Upbringing can also mean the place and conditions you grew up in. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/upbringing/#m2)

### 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 →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/upbringing/#x1)
- His strict upbringing taught him to be on time. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/upbringing/#x2)
- Children in foster care can still have a loving upbringing. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/upbringing/#x3)
- Her upbringing in a big family made her good at sharing. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/upbringing/#x4)
- They gave their children a religious upbringing. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/upbringing/#x5)
- Your upbringing shapes you, but you can still make your own choices. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/upbringing/#x6)
- He engaged a competent dragon to look after her, and also a respectable griffin whose birth and upbringing he knew all about. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/upbringing/#x7)

### 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.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «upbringing» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/upbringing/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«upbringing» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/upbringing.html) on Mova free.