uncle

1. 1

   The brother or brother-in-law of one’s parent.

   • And it was while all were passionately intent upon the pleasing and snake-like progress of their uncle that a young girl in furs, ascending the stairs two at a time, peeped perfunctorily into the nursery as she passed the hallway—and halted
2. 2

   The male cousin of one’s parent.

3. 3

   Used as a fictive kinship title for a close male friend of one's parent or parents.endearing

4. 4

   Used as a title for the male companion to one's (usually unmarried) parent.euphemistic

5. 5

   A source of advice, encouragement, or help.figuratively

6. 6

   A pawnbroker.UKdatedinformal

   • December 1843, William Makepeace Thackeray, "Grant in Paris" (review), in Fraser's Magazine A chain hangs out of the pocket of his velvet waistcoat , by which we may conclude that he has a watch , though we have known many gents whose watch
7. 7

   An affectionate term for a man of an older generation than oneself, especially a friend of one's parents, by means of fictive kin.especially

8. 8

   An older African-American male.Southern-USarchaicslang

   • Plain old uncle as he [Socrates] was, with his great ears, — an immense talker.
9. 9

   Any middle-aged or elderly man older than the speaker and/or listener.BruneiMalaysiaMyanmar

syn. eam · eme · nuncle · uncley · unclie · uncly

ant. aunt · niece · nephew · boy · aunty

1. 1

   A cry used to indicate surrender.UScolloquial

1. 1

   To address somebody by the term uncle.colloquialtransitive

2. 2

   To act like, or as, an uncle.colloquialintransitive

   • Betelgeuse Five, where he both fathered and uncled Ford