Uncle

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English

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Etymology

From Middle English < Old French < Latin avunculus "mother's brother".

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Noun

Uncle (plural Uncles)

  1. a brother of someone’s father
  2. a brother of someone’s mother
  3. a brother-in-law of someone’s father; a husband of someone’s paternal aunt
  4. a brother-in-law of someone’s mother; a husband of someone’s maternal aunt
  5. a source of advice, encouragement, or help
  6. (UK informal) A pawnbroker.
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Translations

brother of someone’s father

  • Chinese:
伯父 (bófù), 伯伯 (bóbo) (father’s elder brother)
叔父 (shúfù), 叔叔 (shúshu) (father’s younger brother)

brother of someone’s mother

someone’s father’s brother-in-law; husband of someone’s paternal aunt

someone’s mother’s brother-in-law; husband of someone’s maternal aunt

source of advice, encouragement, or help

UK informal: pawnbroker

See also pawnbroker
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See also

fr:uncle ko:uncle io:uncle it:uncle la:uncle hu:uncle ja:uncle pl:uncle ru:uncle sv:uncle zh:uncle

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