upbringing
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Determined to give her niece a stable upbringing, Aunt Irene unhappily but dutifully left a comfortable life in Ohio to return to her small-minded hometown in the Deep South.
“Heartland” is not the first book to frame Mr. Bird in the context of his darkness-on-the-edge-of-town upbringing.
You can hear the differences in lives and backgrounds and upbringing, of men and women in the ’60s, of class and Jim Crow, it’s all in there.
From Salon
Near Brown’s fountain, Echo Park artist Hoehn will present “Deadfall,” a massive fallen fig tree embedded with carved cheerleader legs and skirts — imagery drawn from her Texas upbringing.
From Los Angeles Times
Soon after he retired as chief executive of Goldman Sachs, Lloyd Blankfein began writing about his life, starting from his upbringing in the projects of East New York.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
