upbringing \ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷\noun (-s) Etymology: from gerund of obsolete upbring to bring up from Middle English upbringen, from up + bringen to bring : the process of bringing up : early training < by upbringing and temperament he is at home in high politics — Alan Campbell-Johnson > especially: a particular way of bringing up a child < had a strict old-fashioned upbringing — A.W.Barkley >