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Uncle - Dictionary Definition and Overview |
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Uncle : (noun)
1: the brother of your father or mother; the husband of your
aunt [ant: aunt]
2: a source of help and advice and encouragement; "he played
uncle to lonely students"
Based on WordNet 2.0
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Uncle : \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.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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Uncle : \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.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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Uncle : Unix Net for Computer security in Law Enforcement (org., USA, Unix),
"U.N.C.L.E."
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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Example Usage of Uncle |
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CarMaZAbiTch: I make me say Uncle...Uncle...Uncle....I aint fcukn with uuuu |
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r3a6urm: All I need to be is a son a brother and an Uncle.. |
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Kris_CHIN: #igrewupon SYS basketball teams. My Uncle coached The Magic lol |
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