"upbringings" in the noun sense
1. upbringing
properties acquired during a person's formative years
2. breeding, bringing up, fostering, fosterage, nurture, raising, rearing, upbringing
helping someone grow up to be an accepted member of the community
"they debated whether nature or nurture was more important"
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