| Pronunciation: | | 'ungkul
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- [n] the brother of your father or mother; the husband of your aunt
- [n] a source of help and advice and encouragement; "he played uncle to lonely students"
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| | Antonyms: | | aunt, auntie, aunty |
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| | See Also: | | benefactor, granduncle, great-uncle, helper, kinsman |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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\Un"cle\, n.
An eldery man; -- used chiefly as a kindly or familiar
appellation, esp. (Southern U. S.) for a worthy old negro;
as, ``Uncle Remus.'' [Colloq.]
Plain old uncle as he [Socrates] was, with his great
ears, -- an immense talker. --Emerson.
\Un"cle\, n. [OE. uncle, OF. oncle, uncle, F. oncle, fr.
L. avunculus a maternal uncle, dim. of avus a grandfather;
akin to Lith. avynas uncle, Goth. aw? grandmother, Icel.
[=a]i great grandfather.]
1. 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. A pawnbroker. [Slang] --Thackeray.
{My uncle}, a pawnbroker. [Slang]
{Uncle Sam}, a humorous appellation given to the United
States Government. See {Uncle Sam}, in Dictionary of Noted
Names in Fiction.
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| Dream Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | Seeing an uncle in your dream, represents some aspect of your family heritage and traits. It may also symbolize new ideas and emerging awareness. |
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