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uncle
noun
verb
interjection
The brother or brother-in-law of one’s parent.
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/ˈʌŋ.kəl/ /ˈʌŋ.kəl/ /ˈʌŋ.kəl/
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noun
The brother or brother-in-law of one’s parent.
The male cousin of one’s parent.
A companion to one's (usually unmarried) mother.
A source of advice, encouragement, or help.
A pawnbroker.
An affectionate term for a man of an older generation than oneself, especially a friend of one's parents, by means of fictive kin.
An older male African-American person.
verb
To address somebody by the term uncle.
To act like, or as, an uncle.
interjection
A cry used to indicate surrender.
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