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uncle noun

  /ˈʌŋ.kl̩/
  • The brother or brother-in-law of one’s parent.
 avunculus, patruus, thius, barbas
  • (especially in the, _, Southern US, parts of, _, UK, and) An affectionate term for a man of an older generation than oneself, especially a friend of one's parents, by means of fictive kin.
 patruus
maternal uncle
avunculus
paternal uncle
patruus, barbanus, barbas
great-uncle
avunculus, avunculus magnus, patruus magnus
half-uncle
avunculus consanguineus, avunculus uterinus, patruus consanguineus, patruus uterinus
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