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raising vs upbringing

upbringing vs raising

raising and upbringing both are nouns.

raising is an adjective but upbringing is not an adjective.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
raising Yes Yes No No
upbringing Yes No No No
As nouns, raising and upbringing are synonyms defined as:
  • raising and upbringing: helping someone grow up to be an accepted member of the community
Other synonyms of raising include breeding, bringing up, fosterage, fostering, nurture, rearing.
As nouns, upbringing is a hypernym of raising; that is, upbringing is a word with a broader meaning than raising:
  • raising: the properties acquired as a consequence of the way you were treated as a child
  • upbringing: properties acquired during a person's formative years
raising (noun) upbringing (noun)
helping someone grow up to be an accepted member of the community helping someone grow up to be an accepted member of the community
the properties acquired as a consequence of the way you were treated as a child properties acquired during a person's formative years
the event of something being raised upward
raising (adjective) upbringing (adjective)
increasing in quantity or value
Difference between raising and upbringing

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