The English word for uncle is
uncle
English Definition
| uncle | |
| 1. n. The brother or brother-in-law of one’s parent. | |
| 2. n. (euphemistic) A companion to one's (usually unmarried) mother. | |
| 3. n. (figuratively) A source of advice, encouragement, or help. | |
| 4. n. (UK, informal, dated) A pawnbroker. | |
| 5. n. (especially in the Southern US, parts of UK, 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. n. (Southern US, slang) An older male African-American person. | |
| 7. interj. A cry used to indicate surrender. | |
| 8. v. (transitive, colloquial) To address somebody by the term uncle. | |
| 9. v. (intransitive, colloquial) To act like, or as, an uncle. |
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