upbringing
(noun)
noun
1. properties acquired during a person's formative years
Definition categories: attribute, heritage, inheritance
2. helping someone grow up to be an accepted member of the community
Similar word(s): breeding, fosterage, fostering, nurture, raising, rearing
Definition categories: act, acculturation, enculturation, socialisation, socialization
Sentences with upbringing as a noun:
- Through her upbringing, Mildred's father had carefully programmed her to expect very little from life.