Category:Uncle

Un"cle, n. Etym: [oe. uncle, of. oncle, uncle, f. oncle, fr. L. Avunculus a maternal uncle, dim. of avus a grandfather; akin to lith. Avynas uncle, goth. aw grandmother, icel. ai great grandfather.]

1. 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.

2. A pawnbroker. [slang] thackeray. My uncle, a pawnbroker. [slang] - - uncle sam, a humorous appellation given to the united states Government. See uncle sam, in dictionary of noted names in fiction.