BRINGING UP Synonyms
There are 4 hypernyms of the phrase bringing up. (close relations)
Definition of BRINGING UP
Best Alternatives
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fostering | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • encouragement; aiding the development of something • helping someone grow up to be an accepted member of the community | ||||||||
raising | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • the event of something being raised upward • the properties acquired as a consequence of the way you were treated as a child • helping someone grow up to be an accepted member of the community adjective satellite • increasing in quantity or value | ||||||||
rearing | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • the properties acquired as a consequence of the way you were treated as a child • helping someone grow up to be an accepted member of the community adjective satellite • rearing on left hind leg with forelegs elevated and head usually in profile | ||||||||
training | nounn | |||||||
noun • activity leading to skilled behavior • the result of good upbringing (especially knowledge of correct social behavior) | ||||||||
cultivating | verbv | |||||||
verb • foster the growth of • prepare for crops • teach or refine to be discriminative in taste or judgment • adapt (a wild plant or unclaimed land) to the environment | ||||||||
nurturing | adjectiveadj | |||||||
noun • the properties acquired as a consequence of the way you were treated as a child • helping someone grow up to be an accepted member of the community verb • help develop, help grow • look after a child until it is an adult • provide with nourishment | ||||||||
parenting | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
verb • To act as parent, to raise or rear. noun • The process of raising and educating a child from birth until adulthood. | ||||||||
breeding | verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj | |||||||
noun • elegance by virtue of fineness of manner and expression • the result of good upbringing (especially knowledge of correct social behavior) • helping someone grow up to be an accepted member of the community • the production of animals or plants by inbreeding or hybridization • the sexual activity of conceiving and bearing offspring adjective satellite • producing offspring or set aside especially for producing offspring | ||||||||
fosterage | nounn | |||||||
noun • encouragement; aiding the development of something • helping someone grow up to be an accepted member of the community | ||||||||
nurture | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • the properties acquired as a consequence of the way you were treated as a child • helping someone grow up to be an accepted member of the community verb • help develop, help grow • look after a child until it is an adult • provide with nourishment | ||||||||
upbringing | nounn | |||||||
noun • properties acquired during a person's formative years • helping someone grow up to be an accepted member of the community |