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   Up·bring·ing

   /ˈəpˌbriNGiNG/

   

   noun

   • 1. the treatment and instruction received by a child from its parents throughout its childhood: "his Quaker upbringing influenced his character"

   Word Origin late 15th century: from obsolete upbring ‘to rear’ (see up-, bring).

   Scrabble Points: 16

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