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uncle BrE / ˈʌŋkl /  NAmE / ˈʌŋkl / Native audio playback is not supported. uncle(noun)BrE / ˈʌŋkl /  NAmE / ˈʌŋkl / the brother of your mother or father; the husband of your auntUncle IanI'm going to visit my uncle.I've just become an uncle (= because your brother/sister has had a baby).used by children, with a first name, to address a man who is a close friend of their parentsSee related entries: Relationshttps://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/topic/relations/uncleused to say how easy and quick it is to do a particular taskPress here and Bob's your uncle! It's disappeared.Extra ExamplesHe looks so much like his late uncle.The boss smiled at us all like a benevolent uncle.the fortune left to her by her dead uncleWord OriginMiddle English: from Old French oncle, from late Latin aunculus, alteration of Latin avunculus ‘maternal uncle’, diminutive of avus ‘grandfather’.

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(noun) uncle iani'm going to visit my uncle.i've just become an uncle (= because your brother/sister has had a baby).he looks so much like his late uncle. Search images by the wordhttps://www.google.com/search?biw=1280&bih=661&tbm=isch&sa=1&q=uncle This card's content is collected from the following dictionaries: Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Word	uncle
WordType	(noun)
Phonetic	BrE / ˈʌŋkl / NAmE / ˈʌŋkl /
Example	uncle ian i'm going to visit my uncle. i've just become an uncle (= because your brother/sister has had a baby). he looks so much like his late uncle.
Sound	Native audio playback is not supported.
Image	Search images by the word https://www.google.com/search?biw=1280&bih=661&tbm=isch&sa=1&q=uncle
Content	uncle (noun)BrE / ˈʌŋkl / NAmE / ˈʌŋkl / the brother of your mother or father; the husband of your aunt Uncle Ian I'm going to visit my uncle. I've just become an uncle (= because your brother/sister has had a baby). used by children, with a first name, to address a man who is a close friend of their parents See related entries: Relations https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/topic/relations/uncle used to say how easy and quick it is to do a particular task Press here and Bob's your uncle! It's disappeared. Extra Examples He looks so much like his late uncle. The boss smiled at us all like a benevolent uncle. the fortune left to her by her dead uncle Word Origin Middle English: from Old French oncle, from late Latin aunculus, alteration of Latin avunculus ‘maternal uncle’, diminutive of avus ‘grandfather’.
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Uncle ˈʌŋkl Late Noun Bre Ian Visit Brother/Sister

uncle

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