uncle

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• IPA: /ˈʌŋkəl/
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[change] Noun

Singular uncle

Plural uncles

1. Your uncle is the brother of your mother or father.

   My father has a brother, Joe. Joe is my uncle.

   My mother's brother, Jim, is another uncle.

[change] Related words

• nephew
• niece
• cousin
• aunt

Members of a family (edit)

parent: father - mother | spouse: husband - wife | child: son - daughter | sibling: brother - sister | uncle | aunt | nephew | niece | cousin | grandparent: grandfather - grandmother | grandchild: grandson - granddaughter