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upbringing

noun as in rearing

noun as in childhood

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A Baltimore, Md., native, Mangione comes from a wealthy upbringing and graduated from the University of Pennsylvania.

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How did your Iranian upbringing influence your food preferences, your identity, your culture?

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Longo, asked about the inspiration behind the show, spoke of her upbringing.

It’s a far cry from her low-income upbringing, where the family struggled to make ends meet, she said.

Though psychiatrists described his upbringing as dysfunctional, Mr. Arbo defended his family as loving.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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