20
raising(noun, education, background)
18
nurture(noun, development, care, education, background)
15
breeding(noun, development, care, experience, education)
14
training(noun, development, care, experience, education)
12
fostering
10
rearing(noun, development, care, experience, education)
10
education(noun, development, care, experience, practice)
10
fosterage
9
bringing up(noun, verb, expression, phrasal verb)
8
instruction(noun, development, care, practice, discipline)
6
cultivation(noun, experience, practice, foundation, education)
5
background(noun, experience, discipline, foundation, education)
5
nurturing
3
drilling
3
elevation
3
schooling(noun, practice, discipline, education, preparation)
2
development(noun, care, education, background, nourishment)
2
discipline(noun, development, care, education, preparation)
2
exercise(preparation, teaching, guidance)
2
genteelness
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