noun
education, upbringing
B1
Erziehung: a feminine noun meaning 'education' or 'upbringing'. Refers to raising children (parental upbringing) or broader educational upbringing. Singular: die Erziehung; plural Erziehungen (used when talking about different types or specific instances). Declension: genitive der Erziehung. Used for socialization, values and child-rearing.
Examples
Viele Experten diskutierten, dass die Erziehung zu Hause einen großen Einfluss auf die Schulnoten hatte.
Many experts discussed that upbringing at home had a big influence on school grades.
Gute Erziehung beginnt oft in der Familie.
Good education/upbringing often begins in the family.
Die Politik diskutiert neue Maßnahmen zur frühkindlichen Erziehung.
Politicians are discussing new measures for early childhood education.
Details
Mnemonics
Picture a teacher shaping a young plant: the plant's 'Erziehung' (upbringing)
sounds a bit like 'air-tsee-hoong' — think 'air-TSEE-ung' = 'education'
die Erziehung — remember feminine 'die' like many -ung nouns (all -ung nouns are feminine)
Notes
Noun formed with the suffix -ung (always feminine). Can mean both formal 'education' and 'upbringing' depending on context.