uncle in English dictionary

  • uncle

    Meanings and definitions of "uncle"

    • A brother or brother-in-law of someone’s parent.
    • (euphemistically) A companion to your (usually unmarried) mother.
    • (figuratively) A source of advice, encouragement, or help.
    • (UK, informal) A pawnbroker.
    • (Southern US and parts of UK, colloquial) A close male friend of the parents of a family.
    • (Southern US, slang, archaic) an older male African-American person
    • (India, slang) An affectionate name for an older man.
    • A cry used to indicate surrender.
    • interjection
      A cry used to indicate surrender.
    • noun
      The brother or brother-in-law of one’s parent.
    • noun
      (euphemistic)
      A companion to one's (usually unmarried) mother.
    • noun
      (figuratively)
      A source of advice, encouragement, or help.
    • noun
      (Britain, informal)
      A pawnbroker.
    • noun
      (especially in the Southern US, parts of the Britain and Asia)
      An affectionate term for a man of an older generation than oneself, especially a friend of one's parents, by means of fictive kin.
    • noun
      (Southern US, slang, archaic)
      An older male African-American person.
    • brother (or brother-in-law) of someone’s parent
    • source of advice, encouragement, or help
    • UK informal: pawnbroker
    • close male friend of the parents
    • form of address to a man by young people or children in some countries
    • The brother of someone’s father or mother.
    • A man with one or more siblings who have one or more children; a brother of someone’s father or mother.
    • A man with one or more sisters who have one or more children; a brother of someone’s mother.
    • A man with one or more brothers who have one or more children; a brother of someone’s father.
    • uncle (younger than one’s parent)
    • uncle (older than one’s parent)
    • noun
      a source of help and advice and encouragement; "he played uncle to lonely students"
    • noun
      the brother of your father or mother; the husband of your aunt

    Synonyms of "uncle" in English dictionary

    helper, benefactor, kinsman are the top synonyms of "uncle" in the English thesaurus.

    Antonyms of "uncle" in English dictionary

    aunt is the antonym of "uncle" in the English thesaurus.

    Grammar and declension of uncle

    • lp  liczba pojedyncza uncle; lm  liczba mnoga uncles
    • uncle ( plural  uncles)
    • uncle (plural uncles)
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