Synonyms: nurture, breeding, bringing up, raising, rearing, fosterage, fostering, upbringing
Definition: helping someone grow up to be an accepted member of the community
Usage: they debated whether nature or nurture was more important
Similar words: socialisation, socialization, enculturation, acculturation
Definition: the adoption of the behavior patterns of the surrounding culture
Usage: the socialization of children to the norms of their culture
Synonyms: raising, rearing, nurture
Definition: the properties acquired as a consequence of the way you were treated as a child
Similar words: upbringing
Definition: properties acquired during a person's formative years
Definition: rearing on left hind leg with forelegs elevated and head usually in profile
Usage: a lion rampant
Similar words: erect, upright, vertical
Definition: upright in position or posture
Usage: an erect stature; erect flower stalks; for a dog, an erect tail indicates aggression; a column still vertical amid the ruins; he sat bolt upright