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n. The rearing and training received during childhood.

n. The traits acquired during one's childhood training

n. The raising or training of a child.

n. The process of bringing up, nourishing, or maintaining; training; education.

n. properties acquired during a person's formative years

n. helping someone grow up to be an accepted member of the community

"Not much of a cook, but I love reading your recipes as they sound so delicious and your upbringing is the makings for a good read. (hint, hint, a book in your future?)"

socialisation    enculturation    socialization    acculturation   

bring up   

parentage    ancestry    heritage    neighborhoods    surrounding    householder    viewpoint    heredity    orthodoxy    affiliation