uncle - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'uncle' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Uncle

[ n.]

- The brother of one's father or mother; also applied to an aunt's husband; -- the correlative of aunt in sex, and of nephew and niece in relationship.
- A pawnbroker.

Meaning of 'uncle' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . uncle

[ n]

Meaning (1):
- a source of help and advice and encouragement

Example in sentence:

he played uncle to lonely students

Nearby Words:

uncage uncalled-for uncalm uncamp uncanny uncanonize uncap uncapable uncape uncapper

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