upbringing
uhpb ri nging
- n properties acquired during a person's formative years
- n helping someone grow up to be an accepted member of the community
- Given his upbringing in the ethnically diverse housing projects southwest of Paris, no one can speak out against intolerance better than Thierry.
- I think it was just in my upbringing, observing the way that my parents live .
- Gagarin's humble upbringing and outgoing personality helped win him friends tooand fans.