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upbringing

noun · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • /ˈʌpˌbrɪŋɪŋ/
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1

noun

Meaning 1

The traits acquired during one's childhood training

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

The raising or training of a child.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Examples

  • Through her upbringing, Mildred's father had carefully programmed her to expect very little from life.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

helping someone grow up to be an accepted member of the community

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • they debated whether nature or nurture was more important

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: breeding, bringing up, fostering, fosterage, nurture, raising, rearing

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: socialization, socialisation, acculturation, enculturation

4

noun

Meaning 4

properties acquired during a person's formative years

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: inheritance, heritage

Narrower terms: education, training, breeding, raising, rearing, nurture

History

Etymology

From Middle English upbringinge, equivalent to upbring + -ing.

Across languages

Translations

76 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: تَرْبِيَة (tarbiya) — traits
  • Armenian: դաստիարակություն (dastiarakutʻyun) — traits
  • Azerbaijani: tərbiyə — traits
  • Belarusian: выхава́нне (vyxavánnje) — traits
  • Belarusian: выхава́ньне (vyxavánʹnje) — traits
  • Bulgarian: възпита́ние (vǎzpitánie) — traits
  • Czech: výchova — traits
  • Dutch: opvoeding — traits
  • Finnish: kasvatus — traits
  • French: éducation — traits
  • German: Erziehung — traits
  • Greek: ανατροφή (anatrofí) — traits
  • Ancient Greek: τροφή (trophḗ) — traits
  • Italian: educazione — traits
  • Kapampangan: acaragulan — traits
  • Kapampangan: akaragulan — traits
  • Latvian: audzināšana — traits
  • Macedonian: воспитание (vospitanie) — traits
  • Persian: تربیت (tarbiyat) — traits
  • Polish: wychowanie — traits
  • Russian: воспита́ние (vospitánije) — traits
  • Slovak: výchova — traits
  • Spanish: crianza — traits
  • Tagalog: nakalakihan — traits
  • Tagalog: nakagisnan — traits
  • Ukrainian: вихова́ння (vyxovánnja) — traits
  • Uzbek: tarbiya — traits
  • Arabic: تَرْبِيَة (tarbiya) — raising or training
  • Arabic: تربية (tarbiya) — raising or training
  • Armenian: դաստիարակություն (dastiarakutʻyun) — raising or training
  • Armenian: դաստիարակում (dastiarakum) — raising or training
  • Azerbaijani: tərbiyə — raising or training
  • Belarusian: выхава́нне (vyxavánnje) — raising or training
  • Belarusian: выхава́ньне (vyxavánʹnje) — raising or training
  • Bulgarian: възпита́ние (vǎzpitánie) — raising or training
  • Chinese Mandarin: 教養 /教养 (jiàoyǎng) — raising or training
  • Czech: výchova — raising or training
  • Czech: vychování — raising or training
  • Danish: opdragelse — raising or training
  • French: éducation — raising or training
  • German: Erziehung — raising or training
  • Greek: ανατροφή (anatrofí) — raising or training
  • Ancient Greek: τροφή (trophḗ) — raising or training
  • Irish: oiliúint — raising or training
  • Italian: educazione — raising or training
  • Japanese: 教養 (kyōyō) — raising or training
  • Korean: 교양 (gyoyang) — raising or training
  • Kyrgyz: тарбия (tarbiya) — raising or training
  • Kyrgyz: өөтүм (öötüm) — raising or training
  • Macedonian: воспитание (vospitanie) — raising or training
  • Macedonian: воспитување (vospituvanje) — raising or training
  • Norwegian Bokmål: oppdragelse — raising or training
  • Persian: تربیت (tarbiyat) — raising or training
  • Polish: wychowanie — raising or training
  • Polish: wychowywanie — raising or training
  • Portuguese: criação — raising or training
  • Portuguese: educação — raising or training
  • Russian: воспита́ние (vospitánije) — raising or training
  • Scottish Gaelic: àrach — raising or training
  • Scottish Gaelic: togail — raising or training
  • Serbo-Croatian: о̀дгој — raising or training
  • Serbo-Croatian: васпи́та̄ње — raising or training
  • Serbo-Croatian: òdgoj — raising or training
  • Serbo-Croatian: vaspítānje — raising or training
  • Slovak: výchova — raising or training
  • Slovak: vychovávanie — raising or training
  • Slovene: vzgoja — raising or training
  • Spanish: crianza — raising or training
  • Swahili: ulezi — raising or training
  • Swahili: malezi — raising or training
  • Swedish: uppfostran — raising or training
  • Tamil: வளர்ப்பு (vaḷarppu) — raising or training
  • Ottoman Turkish: تربیه (terbiye) — raising or training
  • Ukrainian: вихова́ння (vyxovánnja) — raising or training
  • Urdu: تَرْبِیت (tarbiyat) — raising or training
  • Uzbek: tarbiya — raising or training
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