up ‧ bring ‧ ing /ˈʌpˌbrɪŋɪŋ/ BrE AmE noun [singular, uncountable]
the way that your parents care for you and teach you to behave when you are growing up ⇨ bring up :
Mike had had a strict upbringing.
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COLLOCATIONS
■ adjectives
▪ a middle-class upbringing
She had a comfortable middle-class upbringing.
▪ a religious/Muslim/Catholic etc upbringing
Because of her Catholic upbringing she would not divorce her husband.
▪ a sheltered upbringing (=one in which someone is protected from difficult or unpleasant experiences)
I'd had a very sheltered upbringing, so going to college was a real eye-opener.
▪ a strict upbringing
He reacted violently against his strict upbringing.
▪ a privileged upbringing (=when someone has advantages because their family is wealthy)
Due to his privileged upbringing, he finds it difficult to identify with ordinary people.
▪ a good upbringing
However good their upbringing, young people may still behave badly.
■ verbs
▪ have a good/religious/tough etc upbringing
He had a rather unsettled upbringing, moving with his father from town to town.