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— English words —

• uncle n. The brother or brother-in-law of one’s parent.
• uncle n. The male cousin of one’s parent.
• uncle n. (Endearing) Used as a fictive kinship title for a close male friend of one’s parent or parents.
• uncle n. (Euphemistic) Used as a title for the male companion to one’s (usually unmarried) parent.
• uncle n. (Figuratively) A source of advice, encouragement, or help.
• uncle n. (Britain, informal, dated) A pawnbroker.
• uncle n. (Especially in the Southern US, parts of UK and South Asia) An affectionate term for a man of an older…
• uncle n. (Southern US, slang, archaic) An older African-American male.
• uncle n. (Malaysia, Myanmar, Singapore, informal) Any middle-aged or elderly man older than the speaker and/or listener.
• uncle interj. A cry used to indicate surrender.
• uncle v. (Transitive, colloquial) To address somebody by the term uncle.
• uncle v. (Intransitive, colloquial) To act like, or as, an uncle.

— Foreign words, define in English —

• Middle english
  • uncle n. Uncle (brother of one’s parents).
• Old french
  • uncle n. (Anglo-Norman) Alternative form of oncle.
• Scots
  • uncle n. Uncle.

— English word, defined in German —

• uncle S. Onkel.

— English word, defined in Dutch —

• uncle n. (Familie) oom.

— English word, defined in Latin —

• uncle n.subs. √ Parentis frater; avunculus vel patruus.

— English words, defined in French —

• uncle n. (Famille) Oncle.
• uncle n. (Par extension) Mari d’une tante.

— English word, defined in Spanish —

• uncle s. Parentesco. Tío.

— English word, defined in Italian —

• uncle s. Zio m.

77 English words from 15 English definitions

act address advice affectionate African African␣American aged Alternative American and and/or Anglo Anglo-Norman Any archaic Asia Britain brother brother␣in␣law close colloquial companion cousin cry dated elderly encouragement Endearing Especially Euphemistic fictive Figuratively for form friend help indicate informal Intransitive kinship law law␣of␣one like listener Malaysia male man middle middle-aged Myanmar Norman of␣an older one parent parents parts pawnbroker Singapore slang somebody source South South␣Asia Southern speaker surrender term than the title Transitive uncle unmarried used used␣to usually

9 English words from 7 foreign definitions

extension frater Mari oom Par Parentis tante vel Zio

1 foreign word from 15 English definitions

oncle

10 foreign words from 7 foreign definitions

avunculus Familie Famille Oncle Onkel Parentesco Par␣extension patruus Tío une

91 suffixes (New words found by adding one or more letters at the end of the word.)

uncled uncles unclew uncley unclean unclear uncleft uncleji unclely unclews uncleys unclears uncledom unclejis Uncle␣Joe unclench Uncle␣Ned Uncle␣Sam Uncle␣Tom unclever unclewed uncleaned uncleaner uncleanly uncleanse uncleared unclearer unclearly uncleaved unclecide Uncle␣Dick unclehood uncleless unclement unclerkly uncleship Uncle␣Toms unclewing uncleanest uncleansed uncleanses unclearest unclearing uncle␣fucka uncle-in-law unclenched unclenches unclerical uncleships Uncle␣Sugar +41 words

45 times in the middle (New words found by adding letters in front and at the end of the word.)

auncles guncles nuncled nuncles bruncles co-uncles caruncles furuncles homuncles peduncled peduncles carbuncled carbuncles half-uncles sermuncles siphuncled siphuncles stepuncles step-uncles taxi␣uncles agony␣uncles Dutch␣uncles granduncles grand-uncles grand␣uncles greatuncles great-uncles great␣uncles oratiuncles sectiuncles cousin-uncles double-uncles double␣uncles escarbuncles second␣uncles carunclectomy vibratiuncles intercaruncles maternal␣uncles paternal␣uncles caudal␣peduncles great-granduncles lacrimal␣caruncles maternal␣half-uncles paternal␣half-uncles

48 prefixes (New words found by adding one or more letters in front of the word.)

auncle guncle nuncle bruncle co-uncle caruncle cry␣uncle furuncle homuncle peduncle say␣uncle carbuncle half-uncle penduncle sermuncle siphuncle stepuncle step-uncle taxi␣uncle agony␣uncle cries␣uncle Dutch␣uncle granduncle grand-uncle grand␣uncle greatuncle great-uncle great␣uncle oratiuncle sectiuncle cousin-uncle crying␣uncle double-uncle double␣uncle escarbuncle second␣uncle vibratiuncle Bob's␣your␣uncle intercaruncle maternal␣uncle paternal␣uncle caudal␣peduncle my␣sainted␣uncle great-granduncle lacrimal␣caruncle maternal␣half-uncle paternal␣half-uncle I'll␣be␣a␣monkey's␣uncle

4 words-in-word (Words found as is inside the word. Minimum size 3 letters.)

CLE NCL unc UNC

One anagram (New word found by changing the order of the letters.)

Clune

31 anagrams found with an extra letter (New words formed with all the letters from the word and an extra letter.)

auncel auncle clue␣in Clunes clunge conule Cullen culmen cuneal cunnel guncle lacune launce leucin leucon Lucena lucent lucern McLune no␣clue nuclei nucleo- nucule nuncle uncled uncles unclew uncley unclie unclue unlace

15 anagrams found minus a letter (New words formed with all the letters from the word minus a letter.)

clen clue Clue Clun Cuen -cule encl. leuc- luce Luce lune Lune NLEC nuel unce

4 cousins (New words found by changing only one letter.)

ancle incle uncly unkle

One lipogram (New word found when removing only one letter.)

unce

2 epenthesis (New words found when adding only one letter.)

unclie unclue

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