uncle

un·cle

U0036800 (ŭng′kəl)n.1. a. The brother of one's mother or father.b. The husband of a sibling of one's mother or father.2. Used as a form of address for an older man, especially by children.3. A kindly counselor.4. Slang A pawnbroker.5. Uncle Uncle Sam.Idiom: cry/say uncle Informal To indicate a willingness to give up a fight or surrender: tickled my brother until he cried uncle.

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[Middle English, from Anglo-Norman, from Latin avunculus, maternal uncle; see awo- in Indo-European roots.]

uncle

(ˈʌŋkəl) n1. a brother of one's father or mother2. the husband of one's aunt3. a term of address sometimes used by children for a male friend of their parents4. slang a pawnbroker[C13: from Old French oncle, from Latin avunculus; related to Latin avus grandfather]

un•cle

(ˈʌŋ kəl)

n. 1. a brother of one's father or mother. 2. an aunt's husband. 3. a familiar title or term of address for any elderly man. 4. (cap.) Uncle Sam. Idioms: say or cry uncle, to concede defeat. [1250–1300; < Old French < Latin avunculus mother's brother; akin to Old English èam uncle, Latin avus grandfather]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	uncle - the brother of your father or mother; the husband of your auntgranduncle, great-uncle - an uncle of your father or motherkinsman - a male relativeaunt, auntie, aunty - the sister of your father or mother; the wife of your uncle
	2.	uncle - a source of help and advice and encouragement; "he played uncle to lonely students"benefactor, helper - a person who helps people or institutions (especially with financial help)

uncle

nounRelated words
adjective avuncular

Translations

伯父叔叔或舅舅叔父舅父

uncle

(ˈaŋkl) noun the brother of a person's father or mother, or the husband of an aunt. He's my uncle; Hallo, Uncle Jim! 伯父，叔父，舅父 伯父，叔父，舅父

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