uppfostran

Swedish

Etymology

From uppfostra +‎ -an.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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 uppfostran
    a good upbringing

Usage notes

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

Declension

Declension of uppfostran
nominative genitive
singular indefinite uppfostran uppfostrans
definite uppfostran uppfostrans
plural indefinite — —
definite — —

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