upbringing
n.
rearing of children, care and training devoted to the young
upbringing
Noun
1. properties acquired during a person's formative years
(hypernym) inheritance, heritage
(hyponym) education, training, breeding
2. raising someone to be an accepted member of the community; "they debated whether nature or nurture was more important"
(synonym) breeding, bringing up, fostering, fosterage, nurture, raising, rearing
(hypernym) socialization, socialisation, acculturation, enculturation
upbringing
Synonyms and related words:
apprenticeship, basic training, breaking, breeding, conditioning, cultivation, development, discipline, drill, drilling, education, exercise, fetching-up, fostering, grooming, housebreaking, improvement, in-service training, manual training, military training, nurture, nurturing, on-the-job training, practice, preparation, raising, readying, rearing, rehearsal, sloyd, training, vocational education, vocational training
Source: Moby Thesaurus, which is part of the
Moby Project created by Grady Ward. In 1996 Grady Ward placed this thesaurus in the public domain.
upbringing
UPBRINGING
EDUCAZIONE. ALLEVAMENTO