en uppfostran
Meaning
upbringing
In Swedish: det att uppfostra el. bli uppfostrad, handledning under uppväxtåren
Forms
| Singular, indefinite | en uppfostran |
|---|---|
| Singular, definite | uppfostran |
uppfostran is an en-word, so adjectives agree with it: en stor uppfostran, den stora uppfostran. Check another noun
Practise uppfostran
1 / 1Is it en uppfostran or ett uppfostran?
uppfostran in a sentence
- en god uppfostrana good upbringing
Words built with uppfostran
- barnuppfostran the bringing up (education) of children
Questions
What does uppfostran mean in English?
uppfostran means “upbringing”.
Is it en uppfostran or ett uppfostran?
It is en uppfostran, and “the upbringing” is uppfostran.
Similar words
fostran
Origin
From uppfostra + -an.
Nearby common words
uppfostran is number 8,259 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
- 8,255generositet generosity
- 8,256spisa eat
- 8,257säkring fuse
- 8,258tillsluta close
- 8,260luftrum airspace
- 8,261lantis a person from or living in the countryside (characterized as slow, old-fashioned, or the like)
- 8,262uppfinnare inventor
- 8,263fräckhet audacity, nerve, insolence, impudence (brazenness, bold and shameless behavior), an act or utterance that is an instance of the above; a rude remark, etc.
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Sources: Folkets lexikon (CC BY-SA 2.5) and Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), edited by Lingolib. Recording: Wikimedia Commons. Browse the dictionary