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Nuncle

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uncanoun(dialect) Uncle (especially as a term of address).
uncsnoun(colloquial) uncle (especially one's own uncle)
unclenounThe brother or brother-in-law of one’s parent.
grand unclenounAlternative form of granduncle. [Synonym of great-uncle.]
grand-unclenounAlternative form of granduncle. [Synonym of great-uncle.]
uncleyCharacteristic of an uncle; avuncular
unklenounObsolete form of uncle. [The brother or brother-in-law of one’s parent.]
unkelnounObsolete form of uncle. [The brother or brother-in-law of one’s parent.]
greatunclenounAlternative spelling of great-uncle. [An uncle of one's parent (i.e. a brother or brother-in-law of one's grandparent).]
grandunclenounSynonym of great-uncle.
uncle-in-lawnoun(nonstandard) The uncle of one's spouse.
great unclenounAlternative spelling of great-uncle. [An uncle of one's parent (i.e. a brother or brother-in-law of one's grandparent).]
aunclenoun(rare) Used especially as a gender-neutral term: the sibling or sibling-in-law of one's parent.
unclehoodnounthe state of being an uncle
uncledomnounthe state of being an uncle
unclejinoun(India) uncle (as a respectful term of address)
avuncularitynounThe condition of being an uncle.
great-unclenounAn uncle of one's parent (i.e. a brother or brother-in-law of one's grandparent).
nephewnounA son of one's sibling, brother-in-law, or sister-in-law; either a son of one's brother (fraternal nephew) or a son of one's sister (sororal nephew).
brunclenoun(informal, rare) One who is both an uncle and a brother.

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