HyperDic: bringing_up

English > 1 sense of the expression bringing up:
NOUNactbringing up, breeding, fostering, fosterage, nurture, raising, rearing, upbringinghelping someone grow up to be an accepted member of the community
English > bringing up: 1 sense > noun 1, act
MeaningHelping someone grow up to be an accepted member of the community.
Synonymsbreeding, fostering, fosterage, nurture, raising, rearing, upbringing
Broadersocialization, socialisation, acculturation, enculturationThe adoption of the behavior patterns of the surrounding culture
Spanisheducación, formación
Catalaneducació

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