uncle
/ˈʌŋ.kl̩/noun2 syllables
Uncle means: the brother of your father or mother; the husband of your aunt.
Synonyms for uncle7
also used for uncle
uncleji, eam, eme, nuncle, uncley, unclie, uncly
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Opposites of uncle
What does uncle mean?2
noun
1
the brother of your father or mother; the husband of your aunt
2
a source of help and advice and encouragement“he played uncle to lonely students”
Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Uncle in a sentence
- I wrote to my uncle, who wrote back to me soon.unknown
- My uncle bought me a watch, which keeps good time.unknown
- Because his parents had died when he was young, his uncle brought him up.CK
- Meanwhile, the foolish uncle was sitting in the living room.al_ex_an_der
- He's my uncle, because my father is his brother.CK
- My uncle is slim, but my aunt is fat.CK
- My uncle is thin, but my aunt is fat.CK
- I'm coming from grandpa now, and going to my uncle.Eldad
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Forms of uncle
as a noun
- plural
- uncles