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Maternal uncle

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paternal unclenounA brother or brother-in-law of one's father. (This entry is a translation hub.)
maternal half-unclenounA half-brother of one's mother.
unclenounThe brother or brother-in-law of one’s parent.
fraternal nephewnounThe son of one's brother. (This entry is a translation hub.)
maternal auntnounA sister of one's mother.
fraternal niecenounThe daughter of one's brother. (This entry is a translation hub.)
uncle-in-lawnoun(nonstandard) The uncle of one's spouse.
mamajinoun(India) mother's brother; maternal uncle
sororal nephewnounThe son of one's sister. (This entry is a translation hub.)
aunclenoun(rare) Used especially as a gender-neutral term: the sibling or sibling-in-law of one's parent.
maternal grandfathernounUsed other than figuratively or idiomatically: see maternal, grandfather. (This entry is a translation hub.)
paternal half-unclenounA half-brother of one's father.
great-unclenounAn uncle of one's parent (i.e. a brother or brother-in-law of one's grandparent).
second unclenounA male first cousin of one's mother or father.
unklenounObsolete form of uncle. [The brother or brother-in-law of one’s parent.]
paternal auntnounA sister of someone’s father.
maternal half auntnounA half-sister of one's mother.
step-unclenounAlternative form of stepuncle. [(rare) The brother of one's mother's husband (stepfather) or father's wife (stepmother).]
stepunclenoun(rare) The brother of one's mother's husband (stepfather) or father's wife (stepmother).
half-unclenounA half-brother of one's parent.

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