Word Type

Noun

Verb

Intj

The word "uncle" can be used as noun, verb and intj.

Word Relationships

Opposites (Antonyms)

aunt aunt aunty boy niece

Typical Location

aunt's house aunts house house most families older generation

Capable Of

act in loco parentis call niece

Defined As

husband of aunt

Derived Terms

Bob is your uncle Bob's your uncle Bob's your uncle and Fanny's your aunt Dutch uncle I'll be a monkey's uncle Robert is your uncle Robert's your uncle Uncle Joe Uncle Ned Uncle Sam Uncle Scrooge Uncle Shmuel Uncle Sugar Uncle Tom Uncle Tomahawk Uncle Whiskers agony uncle auncle bruncle co-uncle cousin-uncle cry uncle cry ~ double uncle everybody and his uncle everybody and their uncle everyone and his uncle everyone and their uncle funcle granduncle great-granduncle great-uncle guncle half-uncle holler ~ if my aunt had balls, she'd be my uncle if my uncle had tits, he'd be my aunt maternal half-uncle maternal uncle my sainted uncle nuncle paternal half-uncle paternal uncle say uncle say uncle second uncle step-uncle taxi uncle unc uncle or aunt uncle-in-law unclecide uncledom unclefucker unclehood uncleless unclely uncleship uncley unclie unclish uncly

Distinct From

aunt

Etymologically Related To

eam eme

Context

british euphemistic parts of slang southern us

Has Property

friendly male

Broader Terms (Hypernyms)

adult male auncle benefactor helper kinsman man pibling

Narrower Terms (Hyponyms)

bruncle co-uncle cousin-uncle double uncle granduncle great-granduncle great-uncle guncle half-uncle maternal half-uncle maternal uncle paternal half-uncle paternal uncle step-uncle uncle-in-law

Type Of (IsA)

benefactor father's brother kinsman male mother's brother parent's brother

Part Of

family

Receives Action

married to aunt

Related Terms

avuncular avunculate avunculicide avunculism avunculocal uncular

Related Terms

address advice african american aunt aunt husband avuncular brother brother in law dad dad brother encouragement family family member father fathers fathers brother fictive kin help husband male man married married aunt marries marries aunt member moms moms brother mothers mothers brother parent parents parents brother pawnbroker relation relative

Synonym Network

eam

Used For

fun get money from marrying aunties play with

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.