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Uncle

Uncle Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Uncle? [n] the brother of your father or mother; the husband of your aunt [n] a source of help and advice and encouragement; "he played uncle to lonely students" Synonyms \| Synonyms for Uncle: Related Terms \| Find terms related to Uncle: See Also \| benefactor \| granduncle \| great-uncle \| helper \| kinsman Uncle In Webster's Dictionary \Un"cle\, n. An eldery man; -- used chiefly as a kindly or familiar appellation, esp. (Southern U. S.) for a worthy old negro; as, ``Uncle Remus.'' [Colloq.] Plain old uncle as he [Socrates] was, with his great ears, -- an immense talker. --Emerson. \Un"cle\, n. [OE. uncle, OF. oncle, uncle, F. oncle, fr. L. avunculus a maternal uncle, dim. of avus a grandfather; akin to Lith. avynas uncle, Goth. aw? grandmother, Icel. [=a]i great grandfather.] 1. The brother of one's father or mother; also applied to an aunt's husband; -- the correlative of aunt in sex, and of nephew and niece in relationship. 2. A pawnbroker. [Slang] --Thackeray. {My uncle}, a pawnbroker. [Slang] {Uncle Sam}, a humorous appellation given to the United States Government. See {Uncle Sam}, in Dictionary of Noted Names in Fiction.

Uncle Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Uncle?

[n] the brother of your father or mother; the husband of your aunt
[n] a source of help and advice and encouragement; "he played uncle to lonely students"

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Uncle In Webster's Dictionary

\Un"cle\, n.
An eldery man; -- used chiefly as a kindly or familiar
appellation, esp. (Southern U. S.) for a worthy old negro;
as, ``Uncle Remus.'' [Colloq.]

      Plain old uncle as he [Socrates] was, with his great
      ears, -- an immense talker.              --Emerson.


\Un"cle\, n. [OE. uncle, OF. oncle, uncle, F. oncle, fr.
L. avunculus a maternal uncle, dim. of avus a grandfather;
akin to Lith. avynas uncle, Goth. aw? grandmother, Icel.
[=a]i great grandfather.]
1. The brother of one's father or mother; also applied to an
   aunt's husband; -- the correlative of aunt in sex, and of
   nephew and niece in relationship.

2. A pawnbroker. [Slang] --Thackeray.

{My uncle}, a pawnbroker. [Slang]

{Uncle Sam}, a humorous appellation given to the United
   States Government. See {Uncle Sam}, in Dictionary of Noted
   Names in Fiction.

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