Collocations for upbringing - noun
ADJ.
conventional
Mine was a conventional family upbringing.
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.
He had a normal middle-class upbringing.
give sb
They gave their children a strict Catholic upbringing.
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.
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.
Part of his upbringing had been not to question his elders.