upbringing

Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

up·bring·ing [upbringing upbringings] BrE [ˈʌpbrɪŋɪŋ] NAmE [ˈʌpbrɪŋɪŋ] noun singular, uncountable
the way in which a child is cared for and taught how to behave while it is growing up
•to have had a sheltered upbringing
•He was a Catholic by upbringing.

Word Origin:
late 15th cent.: from obsolete upbring ‘to rear’ (see ↑up-, ↑bring).

Example Bank:
•Her upbringing had given her the social skills to cope with such situations.
•Mine was a conventional family upbringing.
•My upbringing prepared me for anything.
•Part of his upbringing had been not to question his elders.
•They gave their children a strict Catholic upbringing.
•I'm still grateful for my religious upbringing.
•She had had a very sheltered upbringing.

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  breeding, bringing up, fostering, fosterage, nurture, raising, rearing