Aunty vs. Uncle

Auntynoun

alternative spelling of auntie

Auntynoun

the sister of your father or mother; the wife of your uncle

Unclenoun

The brother or brother-in-law of one’s parent.

Unclenoun

(euphemistic) A companion to one's (usually unmarried) mother.

Unclenoun

(figuratively) A source of advice, encouragement, or help.

Unclenoun

A pawnbroker.

Unclenoun

An affectionate term for a man of an older generation than oneself, especially a friend of one's parents, by means of fictive kin.

Unclenoun

An older male African-American person.

Uncleinterjection

A cry used to indicate surrender.

Uncleverb

To address somebody by the term uncle.

Uncleverb

To act like, or as, an uncle.

Unclenoun

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.

Unclenoun

A pawnbroker.

Unclenoun

An eldery man; - used chiefly as a kindly or familiar appellation, esp. (Southern U. S.) for a worthy old negro; as, "Uncle Remus."

Unclenoun

the brother of your father or mother; the husband of your aunt

Unclenoun

a source of help and advice and encouragement;

Uncle

An uncle is a male relative who is a sibling of a parent or married to a sibling of a parent. Uncles who are related by birth are second-degree relatives.