uncle

ˈʌŋ.kl̩

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#1·2h ago

(affectionate) fictive kinship]] title for a close male friend of one's parent or parents.

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#2·2h ago

The brother or brother-in-law of one’s parent.

December 1843, William Makepeace Thackeray, "Grant in Paris" (review), in ''Fraser's Magazine''

Origin: From , borrowed from and , from , from , from , a dialectal diminutive of grandfather, adult male relative other than one’s father (whence also ). Displaced native Middle English uncle from Old English maternal uncle, containing the same Proto-Indo-European root, and Old English paternal uncle. Compare , , , , . More at eam and eame. Origin information sourced from Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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#3·2h ago

The male cousin of one’s parent.

: A chain hangs out of the pocket of his velvet waistcoat , by which we may conclude that he has a watch , though we have known many gents whose watches were at their '''uncle's''' (as the fashionable term for the pawnbroker goes)

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