uppfostran

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Swedish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From uppfostra +‎ -an.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (file)

Noun[edit]

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[edit]

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

Declension[edit]

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

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