uncle

un·cle  (ngkl)

n.

1.

a. The brother of one's mother or father.

b. The husband of one's aunt.

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.

Idiom:

cry/say uncle Informal

To indicate a willingness to give up a fight or surrender: tickled my brother until he cried uncle.

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[Middle English, from Anglo-Norman, from Latin avunculus, maternal uncle; see awo- in Indo-European roots.]

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uncle·less adj.

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uncle [ˈʌŋk^əl]

n

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 Related adjective avuncular

[from Old French oncle, from Latin avunculus; related to Latin avus grandfather]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	uncle - the brother of your father or mother; the husband of your aunt granduncle, great-uncle - an uncle of your father or mother kinsman - a male relative aunt, auntie, aunty - the sister of your father or mother; the wife of your uncle
	2.	uncle - a source of help and advice and encouragement; "he played uncle to lonely students" benefactor, helper - a person who helps people or institutions (especially with financial help)

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uncle noun

Related words
adjective avuncular

Translations

uncle [ˈʌŋkl] N

1. → tío m
my uncle and aunt → mis tíos
Uncle Sam → el tío Sam(personificación de EE.UU.)
Uncle Tom (US) negro que trata de congraciarse con los blancos
to cry or say uncle (US) → rendirse, darse por vencido

2. (= fence) → perista m

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uncle [ˈʌŋk^əl] n → oncle m
my uncle → mon oncle

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uncle

n → Onkel m; Uncle Sam → Uncle or Onkel Sam; to say or cry uncle (US) → aufgeben

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uncle [ˈʌŋkl] n → zio

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uncle [ˈʌŋkl] n → zio

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uncle

n uncle [ˈaŋkl]

the brother of a person's father or mother, or the husband of an aunt He's my uncle; Hallo, Uncle Jim! oom عَم، خال чичи strýc onkel der Onkel θείος tío onu عمو یا دایی؛ شوهر خاله یا شوهر عمه setä, eno oncle דוֹד चाचा, मामा, फूफा, मौसा ujak nagybácsi föðurbróðir; móðurbróðir; frændi zio おじ 삼촌, 백부, 숙부 dėdė tēvocis pakcik oom (fille)onkel, far-/morbror wuj tio unchi дядя strýko, ujo stric ujak ili stric farbror, morbror ลุง amca, dayı 伯父，叔父，舅父 дядько چچا، ماموں، خالو، پھوپھا chú, bác, cậu , dượng 伯父，叔父，舅父

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uncle → عَمّْ strýc onkel Onkel θείος tío eno oncle ujak zio おじ 외삼촌 oom onkel wujek tio дядя farbror ลุง amca bác 叔叔或舅舅