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uncle
[uhng-kuhl]
noun
a brother of one's father or mother.
an aunt's husband.
a familiar title or term of address for any elderly man.
Slang.a pawnbroker.
(initial capital letter)Uncle Sam.
a word formerly used in communications to represent the letter U.
uncle
/ ˈʌŋə /
noun
a brother of one's father or mother
the husband of one's aunt
a term of address sometimes used by children for a male friend of their parents
slanga pawnbroker
Other Word Forms
- uncleless adjective
- uncleship noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of uncle1
Word History and Origins
Origin of uncle1
Idioms and Phrases
say / cry uncle, to concede defeat.
They ganged up on him in the schoolyard and made him say uncle.
Example Sentences
The Northern Irish rider has carried on racing after the death of his father, brother and uncle in road accidents.
His nephew recalled a soft side, his uncle picking him up and giving him a good tickle.
Thomas said he was worried about his uncle’s safety in federal custody and that he, like many others, was sad and scared by the sight of National Guard members in the streets.
We laughed and listened to Grammy tell stories about when our dad and our aunt and uncle were little.
It's true that as an 11-year-old, his uncle gave him a Leicester shirt.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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