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Collocations for 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.

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