nnoun.personthe brother of your father or mother; the husband of your auntAntonyms:aunt
Derivationally Related Form:avuncular
Hypernyms:kinsman
Inherited Hypernyms:unclekinsmanrelativepersoncausal agentphysical entityentity
Inherited Hypernyms:unclekinsmanrelativepersonorganismliving thingwholeobjectphysical entityentity
Direct Hyponyms:grandunclegreat-uncle
Full Hyponyms:great-uncle
nnoun.persona source of help and advice and encouragementExamples:- he played uncle to lonely students
Hypernyms:benefactor helper
Inherited Hypernyms:unclebenefactorgood personpersoncausal agentphysical entityentity
Inherited Hypernyms:unclebenefactorgood personpersonorganismliving thingwholeobjectphysical entityentity