Uncle /(?)/
Un·cle
Uncle
n.
- 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.
- A pawnbroker. [Slang]
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An eldery man; -- used chiefly as a kindly or familiar appellation, esp. (Southern U. S.) for a worthy old negro; as, “Uncle Remus.” (Southern U. S.)
Plain old uncle as he [Socrates] was, with his great ears, -- an immense talker.
Phrases & Compounds
- My uncle
- a pawnbroker.
- Uncle Sam
- a humorous appellation given to the United States Government. See Uncle Sam, in Dictionary of Noted Names in Fiction.