UPBRINGING as NOUN

  1. Meaning
    • raising someone to be an accepted member of the community
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • they debated whether nature or nurture was more important
    Hypernyms(s) upbringing is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Derived(s)
  2. Meaning
    • properties acquired during a person’’s formative years
    Hypernyms(s) upbringing is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s)