as in rearing
the way a child is raised; the care and teaching given to a child by parents or other people
—usually singular
My wife had a very sheltered upbringing. His grandmother saw to his upbringing.
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Martha Stewart’s early years The documentary continues with Stewart’s upbringing in Nutley, New Jersey, a place marked by her father’s volatility and her mother’s emotional distance.
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Sandra Rose Salathe, Flow Space, 4 Nov. 2024
In his 20-minute speech Sunday, Bad Bunny opened up about his upbringing in Puerto Rico — and linked it to Puerto Rico's recent political turmoil.
—Nicole Acevedo, NBC News, 4 Nov. 2024
Hammer’s talent agency, WME, drops him. March 11, 2021: Vanity Fair publishes a bizarre bombshell article on the Hammer family, outlining Hammer’s upbringing in the Cayman Islands and revealing multiple disturbing details about his relatives.
—Lydia Wang, Vulture, 1 Nov. 2024
After a mother commits suicide, the care of her daughters eventually falls to Aunt Sylvie, a mysterious vagabond, who tries to give them a conventional upbringing.
—The Week Us, theweek, 5 Nov. 2024
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Sandra Rose Salathe, Flow Space, 4 Nov. 2024
In his 20-minute speech Sunday, Bad Bunny opened up about his upbringing in Puerto Rico — and linked it to Puerto Rico's recent political turmoil.
—Nicole Acevedo, NBC News, 4 Nov. 2024
Hammer’s talent agency, WME, drops him. March 11, 2021: Vanity Fair publishes a bizarre bombshell article on the Hammer family, outlining Hammer’s upbringing in the Cayman Islands and revealing multiple disturbing details about his relatives.
—Lydia Wang, Vulture, 1 Nov. 2024
After a mother commits suicide, the care of her daughters eventually falls to Aunt Sylvie, a mysterious vagabond, who tries to give them a conventional upbringing.
—The Week Us, theweek, 5 Nov. 2024
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