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well-brought-up

adj · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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adj

Meaning 1

Having been taught during childhood to exhibit good manners and pleasant behaviour.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • He strikes me as a very well-brought-up young man.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: well-mannered, well-bred, well-raised, well-behaved, polite, civilized, polished, refined

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

18 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: ben educat — having good manners
  • Danish: velopdragen — having good manners
  • Dutch: welopgevoed — having good manners
  • French: bien élevé — having good manners
  • French: bien éduqué — having good manners
  • German: wohlerzogen — having good manners
  • Hungarian: jól nevelt — having good manners
  • Italian: beneducado — having good manners
  • Latin: bene ēducātus — having good manners
  • Norwegian: veloppdragen — having good manners
  • Polish: dobrze wychowany — having good manners
  • Portuguese: bem-educado — having good manners
  • Portuguese: bem-criado — having good manners
  • Russian: воспи́танный (vospítannyj) — having good manners
  • Spanish: bien educado — having good manners
  • Spanish: bien criado — having good manners
  • Swedish: väluppfostrad — having good manners
  • Volapük: benodugälik — having good manners