uppfostran

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Swedish

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Etymology

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From uppfostra +‎ -an.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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uppfostran c

  1. the teaching (to a child) of desirable behavior, upbringing
  2. how someone was raised or taught desirable behavior, an upbringing
    En god uppfostranA good upbringing

Usage notes

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See the usage notes for uppfostra to understand why the definitions are a bit convoluted.

Declension

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Declension of uppfostran 
Uncountable
Indefinite Definite
Nominative uppfostran uppfostran
Genitive uppfostrans uppfostrans
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