upbringing noun

ADJ. conventional Mine was a conventional family upbringing. | sheltered, strict | Catholic, Jewish, etc., religious | cultural | middle-class, etc.

VERB + UPBRINGING have He had a normal middle-class upbringing. | give sb They gave their children a strict Catholic upbringing.

UPBRINGING + VERB give sb sth, prepare sb (for sth) Her upbringing had given her the social skills to cope with such situations. My upbringing prepared me for anything.

PHRASES part of your upbringing Part of his upbringing had been not to question his elders.