Uncle
noun
1.
a brother of one’s father or mother.
2.
an aunt’s husband.
3.
a familiar title or term of address for any elderly man.
4.
Slang. a pawnbroker.
5.
(initial capital letter) Informal. Uncle Sam.
6.
a word formerly used in communications to represent the letter U.
Idioms
7.
say / cry uncle, Informal. to concede defeat:
They ganged up on him in the schoolyard and made him say uncle.
noun
1.
a brother of one’s father or mother
2.
the husband of one’s aunt
3.
a term of address sometimes used by children for a male friend of their parents
4.
(slang) a pawnbroker
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