Upbringing or the way someone/something has grown; the conditions or manner of growth or rearing.
彼女は育ちが良いので礼儀正しい。
She was well brought up, so she is polite.
この苗は日当たりが悪くて育ちが遅い。
This seedling is slow to grow because it doesn't get much sun.
育ちの違いで考え方が変わることもある。
Differences in upbringing can sometimes change the way people think.
A suffix meaning 'raised in/as ~' (appearing after a place or environment), indicating where or how someone was brought up.
彼は東京育ちだから都会の習慣に詳しい。
He grew up in Tokyo, so he's familiar with city customs.
海辺育ちの友達と釣りに行った。
I went fishing with a friend who grew up by the sea.
農家育ちなので野菜のことをよく知っている。
Raised in a farming family, so he knows a lot about vegetables.