uncle
/ˈʌŋ.kəl/noun
The brother or brother-in-law of one’s parent.
Example sentence
- “Uncle Hammou looks happy.”
Related words
nephewA son of one's sibling, brother-in-law, or sister-in-law; either a son of one's brother (fraternal nephew) or a son of one's sister (sororal nephew).cousinWhen used without a qualifying word: the child of a person's parent's brother (that is, an uncle) or sister (an aunt); a cousin-german, a first cousin.nieceA daughter of one’s sibling, brother-in-law, or sister-in-law; either the daughter of one's brother ("fraternal niece"), or of one's sister ("sororal niece").grandfatherA father of someone's parent.parentA person who raises a child (which they have made, adopted, fostered, taken as their own, etc.).grandmotherA mother of someone's parent.