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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In these quietly stunning essays, a Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist, the daughter of an Army veteran and a schoolteacher, looks back on her upbringing in Buckhannon, West Virginia.
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The New Yorker, New Yorker, 4 May 2026
Her modest upbringing didn't prepare her for the showmanship of the sport.
—David Oliver, USA Today, 4 May 2026
Vu Nguyen’s upbringing reflects a different version of that same immigrant framework.
—Kansas City Star, 4 May 2026
The jukebox musical is built from Keys’ catalogue of R&B and soul hits, a semi-autobiographical story that treks through her Manhattan upbringing.
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The New Yorker, New Yorker, 4 May 2026
Her modest upbringing didn't prepare her for the showmanship of the sport.
—David Oliver, USA Today, 4 May 2026
Vu Nguyen’s upbringing reflects a different version of that same immigrant framework.
—Kansas City Star, 4 May 2026
The jukebox musical is built from Keys’ catalogue of R&B and soul hits, a semi-autobiographical story that treks through her Manhattan upbringing.
—David John Chávez, Mercury News, 4 May 2026
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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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