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Meaning of the word uncle in English

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uncle

US /ˈʌŋ.kəl/
UK /ˈʌŋ.kəl/
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Noun

the brother of one's father or mother or the husband of one's aunt

Example:
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My uncle took me fishing.
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She visited her uncle and aunt in the countryside.
Synonym:
kin relative
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I'll be a monkey's uncle! Bob’s your uncle if my aunt had been a man, she'd have been my uncle