"well-brought-up" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: better-brought-up [comparative], more well-brought-up [comparative], best-brought-up [superlative], most well-brought-up [superlative]
Head templates: {{en-adj|better-brought-up|more|sup=best-brought-up}} well-brought-up (comparative better-brought-up or more well-brought-up, superlative best-brought-up or most well-brought-up)
  1. Having been taught during childhood to exhibit good manners and pleasant behaviour. Categories (topical): Human behaviour Synonyms: well-mannered, well-bred, well-raised, well-behaved, polite, civilized, polished, refined, well brought up Translations (having good manners): ben educat (Catalan), velopdragen (Danish), welopgevoed (Dutch), bien élevé (French), bien éduqué (French), wohlerzogen (German), jól nevelt (Hungarian), beneducado (Italian), bene ēducātus (Latin), veloppdragen (Norwegian), dobrze wychowany (Polish), bem-educado (Portuguese), bem-criado (Portuguese), воспи́танный (vospítannyj) (Russian), bien educado (Spanish), bien criado (Spanish), väluppfostrad (Swedish), benodugälik (Volapük)

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