upbringing
noun
up·bring·ing
ˈəp-ˌbriŋ-iŋ 
: early training
especially
: a particular way of bringing up a child
had a strict upbringing
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Erin Jensen, USA Today, 31 July 2025
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Erin Jensen, USA Today, 31 July 2025
Kimo Ah Yun has Hawaiian roots, California upbringing Ah Yun grew up in Sacramento, California, and is a lifelong Catholic, according to Marquette.
—Kelly Meyerhofer, jsonline.com, 30 July 2025
His visual style is informed by surrealism and the aesthetics of his Caribbean upbringing.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 29 July 2025
The film also delved into her upbringing, marked by the abandonment of her father, and economic struggles, as well as the differences that separated her from her mother at a young age.
—Thania Garcia, Variety, 28 July 2025
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upbringing
noun
up·bring·ing
ˈəp-ˌbriŋ-iŋ
: the process or way of bringing up and training
had a strict upbringing
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