noun
helping someone grow up to be an accepted member of the community
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they debated whether nature or nurture was more important
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• Derivationally related forms: ↑rear (for: ↑rearing), ↑nurtural (for: ↑nurture), ↑nurture (for: ↑nurture), ↑foster (for: ↑fosterage), ↑foster (for: ↑fostering)
• Hypernyms: ↑socialization, ↑socialisation, ↑acculturation, ↑enculturation
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bringing up
Upbringing, rearing, training
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Main Entry: ↑bring
Useful english dictionary. 2012.