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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) Informal. Uncle Sam ( def ).
- 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
- slang.a pawnbroker
Other 51Թ Forms
- ܲc· adjective
- ܲc· noun
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of uncle1
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of uncle1
Idioms and Phrases
- say / cry uncle, Informal. to concede defeat:
They ganged up on him in the schoolyard and made him say uncle.
More idioms and phrases containing uncle
see cry uncle ; Dutch uncle .Example Sentences
Soon after that, his brother and sister were sent to live with their uncle in California, while Rafael — or Rafa as his siblings call him — remained the ward of an orphanage in Mexico.
According to the eight-year-old's uncle, she was taken from her home in the city of Bosaso last September by a female relative.
The death was a chilling warning from the cartel, said Johnnie, an uncle who didn’t want to be identified because he feared for his life.
"You get this premier brand at a lower price, and every Nigerian has an aunt or uncle in Lagos" who can be a guardian, he adds.
For many, it’s the condiment equivalent of an unfashionable uncle at a wedding — always present, but never the center of attention.
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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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