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upbringing

/ˈʌpˌbɹɪŋɪŋ/ /ˈʌpˌbɹɪdʒɪŋ/

Meanings
noun
The traits acquired during one's childhood training

Examples :

"Her upbringing in a close-knit family instilled in her a strong sense of community. "
family character human society education

Related Words

Illustration acquired

acquired verb

/əˈkwaɪəd/ /əˈkwaɪɹd/

To get.

"She acquired a new skill in coding during her internship. "

Illustration community

community noun

/k(ə)ˈmjunəti/ /kəˈmjuːnɪti/

A group sharing a common understanding, and often the same language, law, manners, and/or tradition.

"The school community celebrated the end-of-year festival together. "

Illustration traits

traits noun

/tɹeɪts/

An identifying characteristic, habit or trend.

"Her outgoing personality and willingness to help others are just some of her admirable traits. "

Illustration training

training verb

/ˈtɹeɪnɪŋ/

To practice an ability.

"She trained seven hours a day to prepare for the Olympics."

Illustration family

family noun

/ˈfɛm(ɘ)li/ /ˈfæm(ɪ)li/ /ˈfæm(ə)li/

A group of people who are closely related to one another (by blood, marriage or adoption); kin; for example, a set of parents and their children; an immediate family.

"Our family lives in town."

Illustration childhood

childhood noun

/ˈtʃaɪldhʊd/

The state of being a child.

"Her childhood memories of playing hide-and-seek with her siblings were happy and vivid. "

Illustration strong

strong adjective

/stɹɑŋ/ /stɹɒŋ/ /stɹɔŋ/

Capable of producing great physical force.

"a big strong man; Jake was tall and strong"

Illustration instilled

instilled verb

/ɪnˈstɪld/ /ɪnˈstɪəld/

To cause a quality to become part of someone's nature.

"It is important to instill discipline in a child at an early age."

Illustration village

village noun

/ˈvɪlɪd͡ʒ/

A rural habitation of size between a hamlet and a town.

"There are 2 churches and 3 shops in our village."

Illustration challenging

challenging verb

/ˈtʃæləndʒɪŋ/

To invite (someone) to take part in a competition.

"We challenged the boys next door to a game of football."

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during verb

/ˈdjɔː.ɹɪŋ/ /ˈdʒɔːɹɪŋ/ /ˈd(j)ʊɚ.ɪŋ/

To last, continue, endure.

"The storm during all night. "

Illustration raising

raising verb

/ˈɹeɪzɪŋ/

(physical) To cause to rise; to lift or elevate.

"to raise your hand if you want to say something; to raise your walking stick to defend yourself"