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nounhelping someone grow up to be an accepted member of the community
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nounproperties acquired during a person's formative yearstype of:
Definition that contains upbringing
- training the result of good upbringing (especially knowledge of correct social behavior)
- education the result of good upbringing (especially knowledge of correct social behavior)
- breeding the result of good upbringing (especially knowledge of correct social behavior)
- emile the boy whose upbringing was described by Jean-Jacques Rousseau
- spock United States pediatrician whose many books on child care influenced the upbringing of children around the world (1903-1998)
- patrician a person of refined upbringing and manners
- benjamin spock United States pediatrician whose many books on child care influenced the upbringing of children around the world (1903-1998)
- well-bred of good upbringing
- well-mannered of good upbringing