uncle

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Singular
uncle

Plural
uncles

A family tree
  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.

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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