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Uncle

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Noun

1. uncle

the brother of your father or mother; the husband of your aunt

2. uncle

a source of help and advice and encouragement

Example Sentences:
'he played uncle to lonely students'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Uncle

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noun
1. 
a brother of one's father or mother
2. 
the husband of one's aunt
3. 
a term of address sometimes used by children for a male friend of their parents
4. slang
a pawnbroker

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Uncle

see synonyms of uncle
noun
1. 
the brother of one's father or mother
2. 
the husband of one's aunt
3.  Informal, Obsolete
any elderly man
a term of address
4.  Slang, Obsolete
a pawnbroker

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Uncle

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n.
1.
a. The brother of one's mother or father.
b. The husband of a sibling of one's mother or father.
2. Used as a form of address for an older man, especially by children.
3. A kindly counselor.
4. Slang A pawnbroker.
5. Uncle Uncle Sam.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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