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What does uncle mean?

Looking for the meaning or definition of the word uncle? Here's what it means.

Noun
  1. The brother or brother-in-law of one’s parent.
  2. (euphemistic) A companion to one's (usually unmarried) mother.
  3. (figuratively) A source of advice, encouragement, or help.
  4. (Britain, informal, dated) A pawnbroker.
  5. (especially in the Southern US, parts of Britain and Asia) An affectionate term for a man of an older generation than oneself, especially a friend of one's parents, by means of fictive kin.
  6. (Southern US, slang, archaic) An older male African-American person.
Interjection
  1. A cry used to indicate surrender.
Verb
  1. (transitive, colloquial) To address somebody by the term uncle.
  2. (intransitive, colloquial) To act like, or as, an uncle.
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