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upbringing vs raising

raising vs upbringing

upbringing and raising both are nouns.

upbringing is not an adjective while raising is an adjective.

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

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