Nuncle vs. Uncle: What's the Difference?
Nuncle and Uncle Definitions
Nuncle
An uncle
"Can you make no use of nothing, nuncle?" (Shakespeare).
Uncle
The brother of one's mother or father.
Nuncle
Uncle.
Uncle
The husband of a sibling of one's mother or father.
Nuncle
To cheat, deceive.
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Uncle
Used as a form of address for an older man, especially by children.
Uncle
A kindly counselor.
Uncle
(Slang) A pawnbroker.
Uncle
Uncle Uncle Sam.
Uncle
The brother or brother-in-law of one’s parent.
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Uncle
The male cousin of one’s parent.
Uncle
(affectionate) Used as a fictive kinship title for a close male friend of one's parent or parents.
Uncle
(euphemistic) Used as a title for the male companion to one's (usually unmarried) parent.
Uncle
(figuratively) A source of advice, encouragement, or help.
Uncle
A pawnbroker.
Uncle
An affectionate term for a man of an older generation than oneself, especially a friend of one's parents, by means of fictive kin.
Uncle
An older African-American male.
Uncle
Any middle-aged or elderly man older than the speaker and/or listener.
Uncle
A cry used to indicate surrender.
Uncle
To address somebody by the term uncle.
Uncle
To act like, or as, an uncle.
Uncle
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.
Uncle
A pawnbroker.
Uncle
An eldery man; - used chiefly as a kindly or familiar appellation, esp. (Southern U. S.) for a worthy old negro; as, "Uncle Remus."
Plain old uncle as he [Socrates] was, with his great ears, - an immense talker.
Uncle
The brother of your father or mother; the husband of your aunt
Uncle
A source of help and advice and encouragement;
He played uncle to lonely students