unclenoun [ C ]
uk/ˈʌŋ.kəl/us/ˈʌŋ.kəl/A2 the brother of someone's mother or father, or the husband of someone's aunt or uncle:
I have lots of uncles and aunts.
We invited my Uncle Steve over.
[ as form of address ] Did you bring me a present, Uncle Jack?
Indian English any male adult that you know who is older than you:
John Uncle
More examples
- We're going to visit my aunt and uncle on Sunday .
- She inherited lots of money from her uncle.
- We went back to Ireland for my uncle's burial.
- I struck up an interesting conversation with your uncle.
- Her uncle takes a personal interest in her progress.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Family: relations in general
- aunt
- auntie
- baby daddy
- be sb's own flesh and blood idiom
- birth mother
- fatherhood
- filial
- first cousin
- fraternal
- fraternal twin
- long-lost
- loved one
- maiden aunt
- maternal
- matriarch
- sisterhood
- son
- working mother/father/parent
- your nearest and dearest idiom
- your own flesh and blood idiom
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