upbringing
Divide upbringing into syllables:
up · bring · ing
How to pronounce upbringing:
Synonyms for upbringing:
breeding
bringing up
education
fatherhood
fathering
fosterage
fostering
heritage
motherhood
mothering
nurture
parenthood
parenting
paternity
raising
rearing
training
Antonyms for upbringing:
abandonment
dereliction
desertion
deterioration
forsaking
impairment
jilting
leaving
neglect
stranding
Other 3-syllable words like upbringing
Here are some other common words that have 3 syllables, like upbringing does.
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 - purposely
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 - examples
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 - parodic
 - bedecked
 - begetting
 - dogmatic
 - effluence
 - socialise
 - demurring
 - talkative
 - resorted
 - outwardly
 - resounded
 - … more
 
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