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Uncle

noun
/ˈʌŋ.kəl/
Word Frequency: 22.0

Definitions

1.nounThe brother or brother-in-law of one’s parent.
2.nounThe male cousin of one’s parent.
3.nounA companion to one's (usually unmarried) mother.
4.nounA source of advice, encouragement, or help.
5.nounA pawnbroker.
6.nounAn affectionate term for a man of an older generation than oneself, especially a friend of one's parents, by means of fictive kin.
7.nounAn older male African-American person.
8.verbTo address somebody by the term uncle.
9.verbTo act like, or as, an uncle.
10.interjectionA cry used to indicate surrender.

Synonyms

eamemegrandpadadcousinauntuncmistermanoldpriestmercy

Antonyms

boyauntynephewnieceaunt

Rhymes With

crinklegranduncletincaltruncalnuncletinchelcrunklerunkle
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