Adjective
well brought up (comparative better brought up, superlative best brought up)
Alternative form of well-brought-up
well-brought-up (comparative better-brought-up or more well-brought-up, superlative best-brought-up or most well-brought-up)
Having been taught during childhood to exhibit good manners and pleasant behaviour.
He strikes me as a very well-brought-up young man.
Synonyms: well-mannered, well-bred, well-raised, well-behaved, polite, civilized, polished, refined
well-brought-up
The rich, like well brought up children, are meant to be seen, not heard. Lewis H. Lapham
I'm a girl from a good family who was very well brought up. One day I turned my back on it all and became a bohemian. Brigitte Bardot
He is tall and thin and, as Tarrou observes in his journal, "his small, beady eyes, narrow nose, and hard, straight mouth make him look like a well-brought-up owl." Source: Internet
Planting trees in an urban environment was to become obligatory: "If man walks in nature's midst, then he is nature's guest and must learn to behave as a well-brought-up guest." Source: Internet