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Definitions for Uncle

[1] a brother of one's father or mother.
[2] an aunt's husband.
[3] a familiar title or term of address for any elderly man.
[4] Slang . a pawnbroker.
[5] (initial capital letter ) Informal . Uncle Sam.
[6] a word formerly used in communications to represent the letter U.
[7] say /cry uncle , Informal . to concede defeat: They ganged up on him in the schoolyard and made him say uncle.
[8] a brother of one's father or mother
[9] the husband of one's aunt
[10] a term of address sometimes used by children for a male friend of their parents
[11] slang a pawnbroker

Words related to Uncle

father, brother, son, guy, fellow, husband, he, sibling, mother, cousin, folk, niece, aunt, sir, beau, gentleman, grandfather, papa, swain, spouse

Words nearby Uncle

unclamp, unclasp, unclassical, unclassified, unclassy, uncle, uncle remus, uncle sam, uncle tom, uncle tom's cabin, uncle tomism

Origin of Uncle

1250–1300; Middle English < Anglo-French uncle, Old French oncle < Latin avunculus mother's brother, equivalent to av(us ) mother's father + -unculus suffix extracted from diminutives of n-stems (see homunculus)

Other words from Uncle

un·cle·less , adjective
un·cle·ship , noun
Related adjective: avuncular

Word origin for Uncle

C13: from Old French oncle, from Latin avunculus; related to Latin avus grandfather

Synonyms for Uncle

brother, father, fellow, guy, he, husband, son, Mr., beau, boyfriend, gentleman, grandfather, nephew, papa, sir, spouse, swain