Associations to the word «Upbringing»

Wiktionary

UPBRINGING, noun. The traits acquired during one's childhood training
UPBRINGING, noun. The raising or training of a child.

Dictionary definition

UPBRINGING, noun. Properties acquired during a person's formative years.
UPBRINGING, noun. Helping someone grow up to be an accepted member of the community; "they debated whether nature or nurture was more important".

Wise words

We cannot always control our thoughts, but we can control our words, and repetition impresses the subconscious, and we are then master of the situation.
Florence Scovel Shinn