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How to pronounce “uncle”
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Pronunciation guide for uncle
- Learning goal
- Practice the English pronunciation of uncle with real speech in context.
- Available examples
- 8 YouTube examples
- Real speech example
- Nigel Ng
You know, Nigel, many people know of Uncle Roger, but maybe
- Definition summary
- The brother or brother-in-law of one’s parent.
Example 1 of 8
How to pronounce uncle
Nigel Ng
You know, Nigel, many people know of Uncle Roger, but maybe
Example Sentences
A Deep Dive Into “uncle”
Meaning
- [Noun]
- The brother or brother-in-law of one’s parent.
- The male cousin of one’s parent.
- (endearing) Used as a fictive kinship title for a close male friend of one's parent or parents.
- (euphemistic) Used as a title for the male companion to one's (usually unmarried) parent.
- (figuratively) A source of advice, encouragement, or help.
- (British, informal, dated) A pawnbroker.
- (especially in the Southern US, parts of UK and South Asia) An affectionate term for a man of an older generation than oneself, especially a friend of one's parents, by means of fictive kin.
- (Southern US, slang, archaic) An older African-American male.
- (Malaysia, Myanmar, Singapore, Brunei, informal) Any middle-aged or elderly man older than the speaker and/or listener.
- [Interjection]
- (US, colloquial) A cry used to indicate surrender.
- [Verb]
- (transitive, colloquial) To address somebody by the term uncle.
- (intransitive, colloquial) To act like, or as, an uncle.
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