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Pronunciation / Transliteration: kree-a-sow
"Ela teve uma criação amorosa e estável."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The treatment and instruction received by a child from its parents or guardians throughout its formative years.
"She attributes her strong work ethic and moral values to her strict rural upbringing." - 2
The process of raising and nurturing a person during childhood.
"Children from diverse cultural upbringings often bring unique perspectives to the classroom."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the phrasal verb 'bring up', originating from Old English 'bringan' combined with the adverbial particle 'up'. Over centuries, the noun form evolved specifically to denote the process of rearing, educating, and nurturing a child from infancy to adulthood.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Upbringing" is said worldwide
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éducation
Transliteration: eddy-kasyon
"Son éducation a façonné son caractère."
Erziehung
Transliteration: ert-see-ung
"Sie hat eine strenge Erziehung genossen."
educazione
Transliteration: e-du-ka-tsyo-ne
"La sua educazione è stata molto rigorosa."
crianza
Transliteration: kree-an-sah
"Su crianza influyó mucho en su visión del mundo."
criação
Transliteration: kree-a-sow
"Ela teve uma criação amorosa e estável."
पालन-पोषण
Transliteration: palan-poshan
"उनके अच्छे पालन-पोषण ने उन्हें एक नेक इंसान बनाया।"
教养
Transliteration: jiào yǎng
"良好的教养对他的一生产生了深远的影响。"
양육
Transliteration: yang-yuk
"그녀는 부모님의 훌륭한 양육 속에서 자랐다."
育ち
Transliteration: sodachi
"彼の丁寧な言葉遣いから良い育ちが伺える。"
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