uncle

Someone's uncle is the brother of their mother or father, or the husband of their aunt. My uncle was the mayor of Memphis A telegram from Uncle Fred arrived

{n} a father's brother, a mother's brother

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

el tio; aunts and uncles, los tios

tonton, monnonk

Usually the term used to describe the anchor player on a team that had a chance to "stick" a teammate with a beer frame, but did not strike The anchor is said to be an "uncle" of the other player See "cousin"

An eldery man; used chiefly as a kindly or familiar appellation, esp

May signify an actual uncle, note your feelings about the relationship A less familiar male aspect of self

the brother of your father or mother; the husband of your aunt a source of help and advice and encouragement; "he played uncle to lonely students

Southern U

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

" the brother of your father or mother; the husband of your aunt a source of help and advice and encouragement; "he played uncle to lonely students

a source of help and advice and encouragement; "he played uncle to lonely students"

for a worthy old negro; as, "Uncle Remus

Not the way Uncle Joe looked at it. He was genuinely afraid of Trotsky—.

Uncle Ned

bed

Uncle Sam

A personification of the United States government

Uncle Sam Needs You! means The Army Needs You!.

Uncle Scrooge

A rich miser

It is an anomaly of our times that an Uncle Sam spending at a rate of some $128 billion yearly should become an Uncle Scrooge in the treatment of government workers!.

Uncle Scrooges

plural form of Uncle Scrooge

Uncle Tom

Derogatory name for a black person who is obsequiously servile to white authority

Uncle Sam's country

United States of America

Uncle Remus

a character in the children's stories about Brer Rabbit by the US writer, Joel Chandler Harris. In the books, Uncle Remus is the narrator (=the character who tells the stories)

Uncle Sam

Some people refer to the United States of America or its government as Uncle Sam. They are ready to defend themselves against Uncle Sam's imperialist policies. the US, or the US government, sometimes represented by the figure of a man with a white beard and tall hat (Probably based on U.S., short for United States). Popular U.S. symbol, usually associated with a cartoon figure having long white hair and chin whiskers and dressed in a swallow-tailed coat, vest, tall hat, and striped trousers. The name probably originated with "Uncle Sam" Wilson, a businessman who provided beef to the army during the War of 1812. The "U.S." stamp on his barrels, meant to indicate government property, came to be associated with his nickname, which in time came to symbolize the U.S. government. The Uncle Sam figure evolved in the hands of British and U.S. cartoonists; its most familiar treatment appeared on recruiting posters during World Wars I and II with the caption "I want you

Uncle Sam

symbol of the United States; the United States or American people

Uncle Tom

disapproval In the past, some black people used Uncle Tom to refer to a black man when they disapproved of him because he was too respectful or friendly towards white people. This use could cause offence. To the radical blacks of the Sixties, he was an Uncle Tom. A Black person who is regarded as being humiliatingly subservient or deferential to white people. a black person who is too respectful to white people - used to show disapproval (Uncle Tom black slave in the book Uncle Tom's Cabin (1852) by Harriet Beecher Stowe)

Uncle Tom

character from the book "Uncle Tom's Cabin" (antislavery novel written by Harriet Beecher Stowe)

Uncle Tom's Cabin

{i} book written by Harriet Beecher Stowe in 1852 about about slavery

uncle tom

a servile black character in a novel by Harriet Beecher Stowe

Bob's your uncle

"No problem", "the solution is simple", "there you have it", you have what you want, all will be well (appended to the end of a description of how to achieve something)

You want to go to the stadium? Go straight on until you reach the park, take the first left and Bob’s your uncle!.

I'll be a monkey's uncle

(often preceded by well) expressing complete surprise or disbelief

Well I’ll be a monkey's uncle! I would never have thought that tourists would go into space!.

agony uncle

The male equivalent of an agony aunt

co-uncle

of a man, an uncle of one's niece or nephew who is not one's brother; a co-brother-in-law as common uncle to the children of two men's married siblings

co-uncle

a man's brother, as uncle in common to the children of a third sibling

My nephew came up for the summer with my brother and co-uncle George.

cries uncle

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of cry uncle

cry uncle

To beg for mercy; to give up; to ask to stop (something painful or unbearable)

Anyone who doesn't cry uncle after the first week will probably last the season.

crying uncle

Present participle of cry uncle

dutch uncle

One who reproves in a blunt, stern manner intended for the benefit of the recipient

great uncle

Alternative spelling of great-uncle. (A brother of your grandparents or an uncle of your parents.)

great-uncle

The brother or brother-in-law of one’s grandparent; the uncle of one's parent

half-uncle

A half-brother of one's parent

half-uncle

A half brother-in-law of one's parent

if my aunt had balls, she'd be my uncle

It is fruitless to speculate about counterfactual situations

We would have won the match if we'd had a decent goalkeeper.And if my aunt had balls, she'd be my uncle!.

maternal uncle

The brother or brother-in-law of one’s mother

my sainted uncle

expression of surprise, contempt, outrage, disgust, boredom, frustration

paternal uncle

A brother or brother-in-law of one's father

step-uncle

The brother of someone's stepmother or stepfather

step-uncle

The stepbrother of someone's mother or father

uncle.

unky

uncle.

unc

That uncle of his often visited America. - That uncle of his often visited the United States.

My uncle gave me a gift. - My uncle gave me a present.

agony uncle

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bob's your uncle

(deyim) Bob's your uncle is a commonly used expression known mainly in Britain and Commonwealth countries. It is often used immediately following a set of simple instructions and roughly carries the same meaning as the phrase "and there you have it." For example, "Simply put a piece of ham between two slices of bread, and Bam! Bob’s your uncle!”

An uncle

eme

Bob's your uncle

{ü} it is all right, all will be taken care

Dutch uncle

A stern, candid critic or adviser

dutch uncle

a counselor who admonishes frankly and sternly

grand uncle

uncle of one's father or mother

great great grand uncle

uncle of one's great grandmother or great grandfather

great-uncle

an uncle of your father or mother

uncles

plural of uncle

uncle

Hyphenation

un·cle

Turkish pronunciation

ʌngkıl

Antonyms

aunt, niece, nephew, boy, aunty

Pronunciation

/ˈəɴɢkəl/ /ˈʌŋkəl/

Etymology

[ &[ng]-k&l ] (noun.) 14th century. Middle English uncle from Anglo-Norman uncle from Old French oncle from Latin avunculus (“mother’s brother”; literally, “little grandfather”), diminutive of avus (“grandfather”) from Proto-Indo-European *awo- (“grandfather, adult male relative other than one's father”). Displaced native Middle English eam, eme "maternal uncle" (from Old English ēam "maternal uncle", compare Old English fædera "paternal uncle") from the same Proto-Indo-European root. More at eme.