Definitions for Uncle
ˈʌŋ kəlUn·cle

Princeton's WordNet(2.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. uncle(noun)

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

2. uncle(noun)

   a source of help and advice and encouragement

   "he played uncle to lonely students"

Wiktionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. uncle(Noun)

   A brother or brother-in-law of someone's parent.

   Etymology: uncle, from uncle, from oncle, from avunculus, diminutive of avus, from awo-. Displaced native Middle English eam (from Old English eam "maternal uncle", compare Old English fædera "paternal uncle") from the same root. More at eme.

2. uncle(Noun)

   A companion to your (usually unmarried) mother.

   Etymology: uncle, from uncle, from oncle, from avunculus, diminutive of avus, from awo-. Displaced native Middle English eam (from Old English eam "maternal uncle", compare Old English fædera "paternal uncle") from the same root. More at eme.

3. uncle(Noun)

   A source of advice, encouragement, or help.

   Etymology: uncle, from uncle, from oncle, from avunculus, diminutive of avus, from awo-. Displaced native Middle English eam (from Old English eam "maternal uncle", compare Old English fædera "paternal uncle") from the same root. More at eme.

4. uncle(Noun)

   A pawnbroker.

   Etymology: uncle, from uncle, from oncle, from avunculus, diminutive of avus, from awo-. Displaced native Middle English eam (from Old English eam "maternal uncle", compare Old English fædera "paternal uncle") from the same root. More at eme.

5. uncle(Noun)

   A close male friend of the parents of a family.

   Etymology: uncle, from uncle, from oncle, from avunculus, diminutive of avus, from awo-. Displaced native Middle English eam (from Old English eam "maternal uncle", compare Old English fædera "paternal uncle") from the same root. More at eme.

6. uncle(Noun)

   an older male African-American person

   Etymology: uncle, from uncle, from oncle, from avunculus, diminutive of avus, from awo-. Displaced native Middle English eam (from Old English eam "maternal uncle", compare Old English fædera "paternal uncle") from the same root. More at eme.

7. uncle(Interjection)

   A cry used to indicate surrender.

   Etymology: uncle, from uncle, from oncle, from avunculus, diminutive of avus, from awo-. Displaced native Middle English eam (from Old English eam "maternal uncle", compare Old English fædera "paternal uncle") from the same root. More at eme.

Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Uncle(noun)

   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

2. Uncle(noun)

   a pawnbroker

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Uncle

   ung′kl, n. the brother of one's father or mother: an old man generally: a pawnbroker.—n. Un′cleship, the state of being an uncle.—Uncle Sam, the United States or its people.—Talk like a Dutch uncle (see Dutch). [O. Fr. (Fr. oncle)—L. avunculus, extension of avus, a grandfather.]

Editors Contribution(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. uncle

   The brother of one’s parent.

   Submitted by dklajksdajsdaiuoiuoew on December 15, 2019  

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1. uncle

   The uncle symbol -- In this Symbols.com article you will learn about the meaning of the uncle symbol and its characteristic.

Etymology and Origins(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Uncle

   How this name came to be applied to a pawnbroker was as follows:--Before the “spout” was introduced all those pledges which consisted of clothing were attached to a very large book, or uncus as it was called, conformably to the Latin description of the article, since the Lombards were the earliest pawnbrokers of history. When this uncus could accommodate nothing more, the rope from which it depended was unslung from the ceiling, and laid across the shoulders of an assistant, who then carried the whole collection to the store-rooms overhead. Hence an article which had been pledged was said to have “Gone to the Uncus,” or, as the modern phrase has it, “Gone to my Uncle’s.”

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Uncle' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #2931

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Uncle' in Written Corpus Frequency: #2593

3. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Uncle' in Nouns Frequency: #1173

How to pronounce Uncle?

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   Alex

   US English

   

   Daniel

   British

   

   Karen

   Australian

   

   Veena

   Indian

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Uncle in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Uncle in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of Uncle in a Sentence

1. Renato Reyes:

   To stand up to China, we need to develop our economy and our capacity for external defense. We can't do this by hanging on the coat tails of Uncle Sam.

2. Minh Tran:

   Theres a lot of people there who need this. I sent money to my uncle to help with the neighborhood for whoever needs it most.

3. Renato Reyes:

   To stand up to China, we need to develop our economy and our capacity for external defence. We can't do this by hanging on the coat tails of Uncle Sam.

4. Floyd Mayweather:

   My uncle was one of the most important people in my life inside and outside of the ring, roger was a great champion and one of the best trainers in boxing. Unfortunately, his health was failing him for several years and now he can finally rest in peace.

5. Scott Fisher:

   Eventually, the way it worked, I found the uncle of Theresa through his daughter-in-law by leaving a phone message at the home of her ex-mother-in-law.

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